“Monica was overprotective… she constantly coddled Trey and excused every poor behavior with, "Oh, he's so tired," or "Well, that wasn't his fault because…”

Her coddling followed him into his school years, with Monica being every teacher's worst nightmare. A bad grade? She marched down to the school to explain why Trey deserved a higher score. A fight on the playground? "Not his fault…

Monica was a helicopter mom before we had a name for it. The older Trey got, the worse his offenses became. But Monica and Steve never let Trey experience the consequences of his behavior. By high school they were running interference between him and the law…

Here's what I learned: Providing a buffer between our kids and the natural consequences they should experience is a gross disservice to them.

…don't deprive them of their chances to learn from their mistakes.” - Sandra Stanley, Page 50