how can you define a 'controlling parent'?

It's hard to seperate the two definitions especially depending on who you are talking too. You need to realize that for a long time I thought my dad was just being protective of me, my brother and my sister and as I have learned over the years he was controlling us. He was verbally abusing to us and he was sexually abusive to my mom. My mom thought that it was okay because they were married but she is finding out that it's not okay if she doesn't want it to happen. Anyways, you should understand that it's okay for your parents to want to know where you are going and trust they are wanting to know because they are concerned. They are controlling when they start following you or start having people stalk you. A good parent listens to you and accepts your space but also gets there kids to understand that they are doing this because they care and not to be controlling. It's one thing to care but another to be controlling and abusive. Controlling parents most of the time means that some kind of abuse is going on. If you feel that you have controlling parents you may need to talk with them frequently about how you feel about things going on in your life and slowly but surely they will begin to do it protection, concern, and love rather than abuse, and being controlling.

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