My parents were absent and neglectful so I've tried to be involved in everything my kids do but now they say I'm suffocating them and I don't know how to find the middle.
More people experience this than they realize.
Compensating for childhood wounds can create the opposite extreme, leaving a parent without a model for balanced engagement.
“Where Are You with Authoritative vs. authoritarian parenting?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.