Are today’s well meaning parents giving the next generation a competitive edge, or creating new problems that will last a lifetime?

Gone are the days when children spent hours playing outside on their own, aimlessly exploring the world. Parents are now more obsessed with making sure their child stays ahead of the pack, in what can seem more like product development than childrearing.

This documentary looks inside the world of hyper-parenting – a trend that began in the early 80’s and continues to spiral out of control worldwide. This is a snapshot of today’s parenting methods, whose full results will not be known for years. Will the pendulum swing back or will parents continue to up the ante and escalate hyper parenting to a point not yet imagined?