Intrusive control

A form of control (usually firm or restrictive) where parents intrude into the child's activities without regard to the child's feelings or needs. Intrusive control tends to be motivated more by the parent's own personal needs or wishes than by a realistic need to monitor or control the child's actions. Intrusive or interfering parents impose their will on the child with little regard for the child's own emotional state or current activity. (See control dimension of parenting; immature dependence; restrictive control)