Forever Parents

"There's no doubt [that] parents are more anxious and more intrusive than ever," Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist in Manhattan and Washington, D.C., and author of the book "Be Fearless: Change Your Life in 28 Days" told Fox News Digital via email on Tuesday. Some parents, Alpert said, "track their kids via apps and even attempt to connect with professors." .... This type of over-the-top behavior from parents is not entirely unheard of, said Alpert. "In my own practice, I have had many parents reach out to me on behalf of their young adult child to attempt to set up therapy appointments," he said. The behavior is rooted in parental anxiety more than the inability of a young adult to make an appointment, he said. Parents should "strike a balance" between tracking their children and allowing them to grow as independent adults, said one therapist. (iStock) "Many parents who have a strong emotional bond with their child might feel an equally strong sense of loss as their kid goes off to college," said Alpert. The use of apps to track their children gives the parent "a sense of control and reassurance, and helps quell their anxiety." He suggests parents "strike a balance" – one that lets them grow as an independent adult.Unfortunately some of these parents didn't learn how to do that, either...