Overparenting is an abnormal style of parenting characterized by overinvolvement, overcontrol, and overprotection, and is in line with the concept of helicopter parenting. Based on the fact that abnormal parenting styles create risks for health of children and Due to the lack of research literature on this topic in the country, this study aimed to investigate the negative effects of overparenting on Bio-Psycho-Social health of children. According to the specialized keywords in various databases, including Google Scholar, Sage, Wiley, Springer, PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis between 2006 and 2023, 792 articles were reviewed by considering the inclusion criteria and quality assessment using the PRISMA pattern. Then, based on the final qualitative evaluation, 79 articles were selected. The results of various researches confirmed the negative effects of overparenting on the biological (inappropriate nutrition, hormonal imbalance, sleep problem), psychological (eating disorder, anxiety and depression, disorders related to trauma and stressors, behavioral inhibition, emotional behavioral problems, poor life skills, internalizing and externalizing problems, hyperactivity and impulsivity, academic problems, destructive and risky behaviors, distress, negative self-evaluation, OCD) and social (poor social skills, reducing the level of learning and acquiring social values, decrease social competence and expressive communication, decrease Independence) dimensions of child health. The results of this study will be of significant importance to parents, school administrators, health officials, and educational policymakers in the country.
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Special Received: 2024/11/9 | Accepted: 2024/08/31 | Published: 2024/08/31