Study Finds Controlling Parents Have Nonadaptive, Self-Critical Children

Photo: Michael Bentley via Flickr According to new research from the National University of Singapore, parents who pressure their children to become perfectionist and command overachievement end up scarring their offspring emotionally. In a five-year study of primary school children in Singapore, researchers found that children with controlling and intrusive parents are more likely to be overly critical of themselves, a problem that…