After the accident, her mother became overly protective, not allowing Hadley to learn how to swim or engage in other physical activities.

"I'm the one who's being overly protective," she said.

After this ordeal, his family became overly protective of him.

Coughlin did not seem overly protective of his rookie quarterback.

After all, weren't mothers supposed to be overly protective towards their daughters?

As I said, there are times he's overly protective.

And you don't want to be overly protective because it could be bad for their emotional development later in life.

Their parents seemed overly protective, and in some cases moved suddenly from one part of the country to another without explanation.

He seems overly protective of Kathryn and her children's safety.

Either the parent or the child can become overly protective.