'Perfect parents' leading to over-indulged children

Speaking ahead of a debate held on Monday at Newcastle's fortnightly Cafe Culture event, educational psychologist Liz Todd and her colleague Dr Joel Yoeli said that parents are having more demands placed upon them than ever, causing many to feel inadequate about caring for their children. Dr Yoeli said, 'Today's children, rather than being emotionally deprived, are often actually over-indulged, where both parents and children care too much.' The researchers also suggested that Government-funded parenting classes could do more harm than good, arguing that a 'one size fits...