Helicopter parenting better for pets than for kids

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 04:04 in Psychology & Sociology

Helicopter parenting may not be the best strategy for raising independent kids. But a healthy measure of overprotectiveness could actually be advantageous when raising dogs and cats, according to a new study that compares 'dog people' to 'cat people' and correlates neuroticism with better pet care.

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