Boundary Lines

We baby-boomers turned parenting into a profession, and the terms that describe our high-powered approach (”helicopter parents/soccer moms/hands-on dads”) are a mix of respect, amusement, admiration, condemnation. Then, in a flash, the children weren’t children anymore…but we’re still parents. Now what? Where’s the line between being supportive, and suffocating? Between connecting joyfully, and clinging? Mothering21.com will help navigate “parenting” the over-21 set in the 21st century.

Mary W. Quigley, a journalist and author, has written two books about motherhood and work. A journalism professor at New York University, she is the mother of three adult children. You can contact her at mary@mothering21.com.

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