{"id":56997,"date":"2014-08-31T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T19:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=56997"},"modified":"2014-08-31T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-31T19:51:00","slug":"high-involvement-parenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=56997","title":{"rendered":"High-Involvement Parenting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was growing up, I didn&#8217;t know any parents who were as involved with their kids&#8217; lives (running them to and from practice, checking up on their homework, scheduling play dates, etc) as the typical middle-class parent is today (that I have seen).<\/p>\n<p>Daniel: &#8220;That&#8217;s because these days, if left to their own devices, children can easily fall victim to Internet stalkers and misinformation, cyberbullies, 200 TV channels filled with sex, drugs and violence, and predators hanging out in parks and near schools. 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