Jo Frost’s message cuts through the noise because it targets something many parents secretly fear: that love and busyness have blurred into over-helping. She isn’t accusing families of not caring; she’s warning that constant shortcuts — strollers instead of walking, pacifiers for comfort, doing every small task for them — quietly steal competence from children who are ready to learn. In trying to make life easier, adults may be making childhood weaker.
‘Supernanny’ Jo Frost slams ‘lazy’ parents for raising unresilient kids