Are you a HELICOPTER PARENT? If so, why?
Are you a HELICOPTER PARENT? If so, why?
Helicopter parents hover over their children, swooping down at a moment’s notice to solve their problems for them. Are they loving parents or developmental disablers? Why do they complain to professors and administrators when their children struggle in college? Is there a connection to the fact that their children seem unable, unwilling, or unmotivated to act as adults, take responsibility for their education, and solve their own problems?
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