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Can protecting your child from life's hard knocks lead to problems later on?
'Curling' parenting means parents try to clear their kids' 'paths of every obstacle, hoping they can simply glide through life'. But when real life kicks in - the problems begin. Is this one of the causes of record numbers of Swedish teenagers with mental health issues? Psychiatrist David Eberhard and Louise, a school counsellor, discuss with presenter Christopher Harding.
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