Quiz
1. Do you have excessive fears about your daughter?
2. Do you worry unnecessarily about her?
3. Do you feel she is unsafe in the world?
4. Do you have a need to control your daughter's destiny?
5. Do you have difficulty separating from your daughter?
6. Do you discourage joint parental decision-making and participation?
7. Do you try to keep your daughter from experiencing disappointment, pain, or hurt?
8. Do you try not to allow your daughter to feel failure?
9. Do you try to inflict your opinions onto her decision-making process?
10. Do you check on her to make sure she is back from business trips, home from dates, or up-to-date on her rent?
1. Do you have excessive fears about your daughter?
Mostly No
2. Do you worry unnecessarily about her?
Mostly No
3. Do you feel she is unsafe in the world?
Mostly No
4. Do you have a need to control your daughter's destiny?
Mostly No
5. Do you have difficulty separating from your daughter?
Mostly No
6. Do you discourage joint parental decision-making and participation?
Mostly No
7. Do you try to keep your daughter from experiencing disappointment, pain, or hurt?
Mostly No
8. Do you try not to allow your daughter to feel failure?
Mostly No
9. Do you try to inflict your opinions onto her decision-making process?
Mostly No
10. Do you check on her to make sure she is back from business trips, home from dates, or up-to-date on her rent?
Mostly No
Ten "Mostly No" answers may send a message to your daughter that you are wrapped up in your own life and aren't concerned about her.
A perfect set of "Sometimes" represents the most honest and healthy responses.
If you answered "Mostly Yes" to all 10 questions, you are without a doubt an overprotective mother. In fact, your responses may suggest a need for professional counseling.