Complete the sentences with the words from the box

helicopter parent · make children do chores · spoil a child · allow screen time · set limits · expect too much · free-range kids · encourage independence · consistency · tantrum · strict upbringing · let children decide

• The overprotective mother is often called a ____ because she watches her child constantly in Seattle.
• Many families in Austin prefer to raise ____ who explore the neighborhood safely on their own.
• Mark grew up in a very ____ where rules were never questioned in Boston.
• Good modern parents often ____ what games to play during the weekend in Chicago.
• It is important to ____ so they learn responsibility around the house in Denver.
• Teachers always try to ____ in their students by giving them independent projects in Miami.
• Some parents refuse to ____ during weekdays to protect eyesight in New York.
• If you ____ from a six-year-old, they will feel stressed and anxious in London.
• Grandparents sometimes ____ by buying too many expensive toys in Manchester.
• The tired toddler threw a loud ____ in the middle of the grocery store in Seattle.
• Parents need to ____ regarding bedtime and homework in Boston.
• Children thrive when parents show ____ in applying household rules every single day in Chicago.

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