“Passenger Parenting: Understanding the Concept, Its Impact on Children, and the Road to Active Involvement”
What is Passenger Parenting?
Parenting is a dynamic and ever-evolving journey. While many terms such as “helicopter parenting,” “authoritative parenting,” or “tiger parenting” have entered mainstream discourse, a newer and increasingly relevant concept is “Passenger Parenting.” The term draws a metaphor from the act of sitting passively in a moving vehicle—present but not involved in steering or navigating the course. A Passenger Parent is physically present in a child’s life but emotionally, mentally, or practically disengaged from key aspects of the child’s development, learning, and emotional world.
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