They did research in NYU, asking the question when did helicopter parenting begin and what

was the consequences of it?

1990 was the year it began and within a decade the rates of depression and anxiety increased

by 80% in one decade.

That's because kids no longer knew if they had what it took, it was like mum did everything

for them.

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So, I'm sitting on the couch with CJ.

How old was he?

He was nine.

You weren't there.

I think we're watching TV, probably football probably we still do.

Anyway, somehow we get in this discussion about mistakes and dad mistakes and I say to

him, I go, CJ, did you know that the Bible actually says that the mistakes that a dad

makes will go down into his sons and the sons and daughters could possibly make the

same mistakes.

You know, since of the five, I didn't use that term, but I just said because of that.

Did that scare him?

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