A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin
Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin remarks to Telegrafi in an article titled “When and how should parents intervene in children’s fights?” In the article, Schiffrin talks about how parents should always intervene in the conflicts between children if they see signs of abuse. Read more.
Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin
Professor of Psychology Holly Schiffrin contributed to an article titled “Science Suggests Parents Are Taking Parenting Too Far” on MSN.com. “When I was in college, there was no parental involvement unless there was some kind of crisis,” she said in the piece. “It’s just a really different level of involvement now. Parents are giving kids feedback on their papers, or emailing or calling me and other faculty members. It’s not every student, but it’s shocking that it happens at all.” Read more.
Professor of Psychological Science and Department Chair Miriam Liss (left) and Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin
Professor of Psychological Science and Department Chair Miriam Liss and Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin spoke to Bored Panda about the effects of helicopter parenting for an article titled “40 Insane Screenshots Of Parents Taking It Upon Themselves To Make Their Kids’ Lives Hell.” Read the article.h
Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin
Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin weighed in on Netflix’s controversial new series Old Enough, in which young Japanese children, aged 2 to 4, complete tasks such as going to the store and bringing clothes to the cleaners completely on their own.
“The biggest gift parents can give their children is the opportunity to make their own decisions,” Psychologist Holly Schiffrin said to the Journal of Child and Family Studies. “Parents who ‘help’ their children too much stress themselves out and leave their kids ill-prepared to be adults.” Read more.
Professor of Psychology Holly Schiffrin
Professor of Psychology Holly Schiffrin was quoted in an article on TheLadders.com titled “Science suggests parents are taking parenting too far.” A leading expert on the topic, Schiffrin said, “Intensive parenting really stresses the parent out. The research is looking like it’s not beneficial for kids to do everything for them because they don’t become self-sufficient and that is correlated with higher rates of depression and anxiety at the college level.” Read more.
Professor of Psychology Holly Schiffrin
Professor of Psychology Holly Schiffrin was quoted in a Yahoo.com article titled “Science Suggests Parents are Taking Parenting Too Far.”
In the article, Shiffrin says, “When I was in college there was no parental involvement unless there was some kind of crisis. It’s just a really different level of involvement now. Parents are giving kids feedback on their papers, or emailing or calling me and other faculty members. It’s not every student, but it’s shocking that it happens at all.”
“Intensive parenting really stresses the parent out,” Schiffrin continues. “The research is looking like it’s not beneficial for kids to do everything for them because they don’t become self-sufficient and that is correlated with higher rates of depression and anxiety at the college level.”