Irrational parenting

Quote from Slashdot user severoon:

"...we must recognize that there are irrational people out there that believe it's a good idea to shield their kids from having to deal with the world in the hopes that, at some point in the future, thrusting them into said world with a complete lack of practice, understanding, and context will allow them to flourish."

...and people still wonder why extremely sheltered kids suddenly go ape when they go to a public university....