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Education in Chicago: Reason to Cheer: Common Sense About Schools From Thinking Observers

Bill Sweetland | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Urban Schools, Arne Duncan, Lincoln Smith, University of Chicago, Helicopter Parents, Remedial Instruction, Two-Year Colleges, Barack Obama, College Admissions, School Reform, Admission Essays, Joseph Bauers, Jim Edgar, Bill Daley, College Essays, Chicago News
Bill Sweetland

Get rid of the college admissions essay. We'll thwart those odious helicopter parents. We know they're helping their pampered offspring cheat their way into Princeton.

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Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their Kids (VIDEO)

Posted 10.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Helicopter Parents, Video, Twitter, The Onion, Facebook, Stalking Your Kids Online, Satire, Comedy News

Are you a parent having a hard time letting go? Do you wish your son told you more about the skanks that follow him around like two-bit whores? Then t...

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A Sigh of Relief About the 'End of Over-Parenting'

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Living News
Rosalind Wiseman

I grab my vodka-tonic at the end of the day and raise my glass to all the parents out there. It's okay to admit our failures and our moments of not caring.

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Disturbances in the Field: Eight Strategies to Parent a Resilient Athlete

Tamar Chansky | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Sports, Ryan Howard, Baseball, Kids, Resilience, Outlier, Helicopter Parents, Little League, Disappointment, Phillies, Agony of Defeat, Learning Curve, Losing, Living News
Tamar Chansky

The secret to a successful season isn't just choking up on the bat, getting your stance right, swing and repeat... it's building up your muscle to lift yourself out of disappointment, and quickly.

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The Parenting Path: Travel with Care

Kay Goldstein | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Meditation, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Parenting, The Four Fold Way, Helicopter Parents, Parent’s Prayer. Attachment, Angeles Arrien, Parenting Support, Living News
Kay Goldstein

In a recent meditation class, a parent brought up how he was undergoing a great deal of external stress, finding it hard to support the busy and challenging level of activities of his teenager.

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