Parents who squelch any emerging individuality and who do too much for their children are indirectly saying

a. "Let us do this for you, because you're too clumsy, too slow, or too inept to do things for yourself.".
b. "You are so special to us that we will do everything for you.".
c. "If you make mistakes, you will feel bad about yourself, so we will help you establish a healthy dependency on us.".
d. "We will do for you what you can't do for yourself, so you won't have to feel failure.".


A

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