Helicopter Parents

College Visits and Helicopter Parents: A Bad Combination

Corey Stern | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: College Admissions, College Visits, College Admissions Craze, College Prep, Helicopter Parents, Teen News
Corey Stern

Often, I've seen parents look to impress the student tour guides as if they were the actual admissions officers. The parents seem only interested in making it clear how amazing they think their kids are.

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Dangerous Playgrounds Are Good for Your Kids

Darell Hammond | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Playground, Risk Perception, Helicopter Parents, Children's Health, Children, Risk, Children's Safety, Safety, Playgrounds, Parents News
Darell Hammond

We as a country have taken playground safety too far. We have crossed the line from common sense to that murky "What if?" territory in which we imagine every conceivable accident.

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The Impact of Overparenting

Lisa Firestone | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Child-Rearing, Self-Esteem, Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Parent Child Relationships, Overparenting, Parents News
Lisa Firestone

As parents, we all have that innate desire to protect and provide for our kids. Yet, at some point we must ask ourselves: Are we doing too much for them?

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Are You My Motherhood?

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Frank Bruni, Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, French Parenting, Motherhood, Amy Chua, Hillary Clinton, Helicopter Parents, Stay at Home Mothers, Parents News
Annabelle Gurwitch

We Village Parents don't have a book out; we're too harried to write one. We don't have a catch phrase unless you count our endless mutterings of "I'm exhausted."

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What I Learned When The Internet Attacked Me

Jennifer Coburn | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Helicopter Parents, Oversharing, Parents Write About Kids Online, Teen Romance, Mommy Blogs, Parents News
Jennifer Coburn

In 20 years of writing, I have taken strong positions on reproductive rights, marriage equality, affirmative action... Never have I received as much hate mail as when I admitted that, as a mother, I am flawed.

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Don't Worry, Grandma's Got It Covered

Reuters | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Baby Boomers, Boomer Grandparents, Paying for College, Reuters, Raising Children, Spoiled Kids, Spoiling Kids, Roth IRA, Grandparents Spoiling Kids, Grandparents, Helicopter Parents, Fifty News

By Linda Stern WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The generation that invented "helicopter parenting" is moving into its grandparenting y...

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The New Quarter-Life Crisis

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Euro RSCG Worldwide, Debt, Education, Millennial Unemployment, College Education Worth, American Dream, College Education, Millennials, Helicopter Parents, Student Loan Debt, College News
Marian Salzman

With an economic ecosystem as off-kilter as this one, it's just as important to enter college with a game plan as it is to graduate with one. No pressure or anything, but your future hangs on it.

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Helium Parenting

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Rabbi Wolpe, Parents News
Rabbi David Wolpe

We should hold on to our children as a child holds a balloon. Let them rise, float on their own, but keep a grasp on the string so that they do not float away to unknown parts.

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Observations From the Stands -- Sports Parenting From One Mother's Point of View

Emily Franklin | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Parenting, Sports Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Youth Sports, Coaching Youth Sports, Parenting Advice, Youth Sports Parenting, Parents News
Emily Franklin

It is my hope as a parent that I am raising my children to enjoy both team sports and independent pursuits. I believe the glory of being on the field and off should not rely on my watching.

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Bring Your Parents To Work Day?

Karin Kasdin | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Helicopter Parents, Helicopter Parent, Parents Interfering With School, Overbearing Parents, Helicopter Parents School, Overprotective Parents, Karin Kasdin, Helicopter Parenting, Parents Interfering With Work, Helicopter Parents Work, Parenting post50, Fifty News
Karin Kasdin

Letting go is the most difficult part of parenting. But it is also the most essential. Clinging to our children until we leave claw marks on their bodies is detrimental to their growth. And it doesn't make us any happier either.

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Do Involved Parents Help Teens Learn Better?

| Laura McMullen | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Video, Parents-Teens, Parental Involvement in School, Parents College, High School Students, Helicopter Parents, Parental Involvement, Parents High School, High School News

As kids get older and advance to high school, talking to them about their school life can become more difficult for parents. With younger children, pa...

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Are We Raising a Generation of Helpless Kids?

Mickey Goodman | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Gen Y, Tim Elmore, Habitudes, Helicopter Parents, Parenting, Parents News
Mickey Goodman

When a college freshman received a C- on her first test, she literally had a meltdown in class. Sobbing, she texted her mother who called back, demanding to talk to the professor immediately (he, of course, declined).

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Mentoring or Meddling - When Do You Stop Parenting?

Jim Medalia | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Parenting Tips, Parenting Help, Meddling, Mentoring, Micromanagement, Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Parenting Advice, Parents, Parents News
Jim Medalia

It started off as casual and friendly banter but moved quickly into an exchange of fairly different opinions and principles of parenting. The ensuing conversation revealed stark differences in how parents view their responsibilities when preparing their children for college life and beyond.

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Whose Project Is It Anyway?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: School Projects, School Art Projects, 100th Day of School, Helicopter Parents, Parents Do Kids Homework, Overinvolved Parents, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

I am not here to chastise parents for "helping" on school projects. To the contrary, I am here to confess that I've done it myself, more than once.

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A Little Neglect Goes A Long Way

Karen Mangiacotti | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Laissez-Faire Parenting, Tiger Mom, Raising Children, Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Attachment-Parenting, Neglect, Strong Kids Healthy Kids, Parents News
Karen Mangiacotti

Truth is, there are a lot of things that I know are expected of me as a Mom, things I simply refuse to do. One might speculate that when you have seven children, those little motherly loving touches may fall by the wayside.

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10 Signs Your Kid Is Way Too Busy

Maria Lin | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Helicopter Parents, Slidepollajax, Tired Kids, Parents-Kids, Busy Children, Depressed Kids, Kids Doing Too Much, Overscheduled Kids, Busy Kids, Parents News
Maria Lin

The epidemic of overly-scheduled kids has caught the attention of educators, doctors and child psychologists over the past few decades. And not surprisingly, overscheduling kids leads to the same stress-related health and psychological problems that overscheduled adults experience.

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College Admissions Craze: Are We Making Our Kids Sick?

Debra Ollivier | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Creativity, Education, Over-Parenting, Ken Robinson, Marilee Jones, Wendy Mogel, Slidepollajax, Helicopter Parents, College Admissions, Fifty News
Debra Ollivier

Do we do a disservice to our children's sense of self-reliance and authenticity by being too vigorously involved in the college application process?

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College Choice: Why Are We So Obsessed With Our Kids' Decisions?

Deborah Gaines | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Helicopter Parents, Parenting, Teenagers, College Selection, College Choice, College Acceptance, Fifty News
Deborah Gaines

Why does part of me believe that this one decision -- where my kids attend college -- will make or break their future lives?

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The 6 Overparenting Archetypes

BostonMagazine.com | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Being Friends With Kids, Motherhood, Age of Overparenting, Hovering Parents, Fatherhood, Modern Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Overparenting, Parents News

When Boston was hit by last winter's barrage of blizzards, my two oldest kids, then ages eight and five, spent their snow days lounging around the hou...

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What College Students Think Of Their Hovering Parents

Lisa Belkin | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: College Students, Princeton University, Helicopter Parents, College Freshmen, Video, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

How would your college kid describe you? How often do you speak to them while they're away? When you call do they answer?

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Confessions of a Social Media Mom...

April Rudin | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Social Media, Facebook Privacy, Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Facebook, Kathleen Turner, East West Institute, Cyberbullying, Crowdsourcing, Cybersecurity, John Kluge, Serial Mom, Parents News
April Rudin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAcimdt8Po0 There is a lot of talk about the relatively, newly-coined term, "helicopter parent." In a broad definit...

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Hovering Parents Halt Kids Activity

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Playground and Kids Study, Overprotective-Mother, Helicopter Parents, Helicopter Parents Inactive Children, Inactive Kids Study, Overprotective-Parents, Childhood Obesity, Parents News

Overprotective parents here's a message for you: If you want your kids to get more activity, you may want to back off. Those are the findings from ...

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My Codependant Relationship

JD Roberto | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Fatherhood, Codependant Parenting, Parenting, Dads, Helicopter Parents, Codependency, Parents-Dads, Parents News
JD Roberto

I am in a codependent relationship that is headed for heartbreak. My heartbreak, that is. See, this is one of the many things no one ever quite captures when they try to explain how a parent feels about a child.

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Let Your Kids Fail

Emily Bennington | Posted 10.07.2011

Read More: Parenting, Emily Bennington, David Brooks, Protecting Children, Parenting Young Children, Sharing, Good Parenting, Parenting Tips, Teaching Sharing, Helicopter Parents, Parenting Advice, Parents News
Emily Bennington

I'm not a perfect parent by any stretch, but one of the things I'm most proud of is that my kids know that when they get in an argument with each other, there's one rule: Figure it out.

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Confessions of a Fanatical Sports Dad

Gordon Marino | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Sports, Tiger Mom, Helicopter Parents, Coaching, Kids and Sports, Pushing Kids, Parents-Dads, Parents News
Gordon Marino

Take it from a former Tiger dad, there are serious emotional risks to the intense parent/coach relationship. With the sign-up for fall sports but a few weeks away, permit me to flag a couple obstacles that I stumbled over.

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