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Helicopter parenting: does overprotectiveness worsen children’s oral health?
Hannah Walsh discusses a study linking overbearing ‘helicopter parenting’ to children’s behaviour in the dental chair and explains why the issue may be more complex than it first appears. A Dutch cross-sectional study recently claimed that ‘helicopter parenting’ – or overprotectiveness – can lead to a risk of tooth decay in children. It explored how overprotective…