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This does seem to happen. The opposite may also be a problem. I know several families with concerned and involved parents who are constantly diving in and helping out with things, coming up with new activities, and planning schedules. Their kids have some input, but are never really left on their own to choose what to do or to finish what they decided on.

Now their children are getting older and have serious problems with executive function. Their attentions constantly wander. They don't know what to do and they never finish anything on their own. This is sometimes diagnosed as ADHD and results in medications, but based on my observations it is primarily a state acquired through conditioning. Helpful parents can be helpful, but too much of that leads to helpless children who eventually run in to problems trying to function without the helpful parents present.