A great many people forget that they are a part of nature; that it is a separate thing entirely, and that means behaving in a manner that ignores and usually abuses the natural world.
By the same decision process, too many parents forget their ultimate responsibility of raising children: to prepare them for life outside the nest. The parent is so focused on the child that they forget their goal of turning the child into a capable fledgling and, through the "over parenting", keep the child in the nest until the fledging instinct dims. Parents get too focused and embedded in the process, and forget the goal.
My point exactly! I often find myself referring to Aboriginal culture when describing our "oneness" with nature as opposed to trying to figure out how to control or extort from it.
And yes, many parents seem to forget the "goal" of child-rearing.
Thanks for a thoughtful comment @willymac!