Returning Releasing and Receiving

Coddling the mind" means overprotecting people from emotional discomfort, differing viewpoints, or failure. This practice treats the mind as fragile. The phrase became famous from the bestselling book The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, which argues that shielding young people from stress harms their resilience

Treatment and coddling refer to contrasting approaches in caregiving, parenting, and therapy. Treatment or healthy support aims to build resilience, address root problems, and encourage growth, whereas coddling involves overprotection and excessive indulgence that shields a person from necessa ...