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Are you a 'snowplough' parent?
We鈥檝e heard of the helicopter mum. Now here comes the snowplough. That鈥檚 the term used to describe an overprotective parent who clears anything in their path in order to ensure their child鈥檚 success. But what does this behaviour do to a child? Jenni is joined by Rebecca Glover, Principal of Surbiton High School who has created a TedX Talk 鈥楧o Snowplough parents remove true grit?鈥� and Dr Angharad Rudkin, a child psychologist.
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