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Parenting: Snowplough Parents

The Snowplough is a term used to describe an overprotective parent who clears everything in their child's path in order to ensure success. What does this behaviour do to a child?

We’ve heard of the helicopter mum. Now here comes the snowplough. That’s the term used to describe an overprotective parent who clears anything in their path in order to ensure their child’s success. But what does this behaviour do to a child? Jenni is joined by Rebecca Glover, Principal of Surbiton High School who has created a TedX Talk ‘Do Snowplough parents remove true grit?’ and Dr Angharad Rudkin, a child psychologist.

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