Comments on: Helicopter Parenting: A Primer http://www.parentingbytrialanderror.com/2009/06/12/helicopter-parenting-a-primer/ flexibility in raising kids Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:02:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah E. Ludwig http://www.parentingbytrialanderror.com/2009/06/12/helicopter-parenting-a-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Sarah E. Ludwig Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:26:07 +0000 http://parentingbytrialanderror.com/?p=1374#comment-667 Bridget, I'm with you on that! I see too many parents who expect things to be a certain way and operate without the word "flexibility" in their vocabularies. Learning by trial and error is outside their realm of understanding, which is sad for both them and their children. One formula does not work on every child. Thanks for your comment! Bridget, I’m with you on that!

I see too many parents who expect things to be a certain way and operate without the word “flexibility” in their vocabularies. Learning by trial and error is outside their realm of understanding, which is sad for both them and their children. One formula does not work on every child.

Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Bridget http://www.parentingbytrialanderror.com/2009/06/12/helicopter-parenting-a-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Bridget Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:10:56 +0000 http://parentingbytrialanderror.com/?p=1374#comment-666 Sarah, thanks for explaining this term. I had been seeing it everywhere and wondering. Thanks also for your philosophy of parenting by trial and error. That's what it's all about isn't it! Not perfect parenting, but parenting by learning. And it should be the same way for kids (IMHO) -- they also need to learn by trial and error, instead of being helicopter parented :-). Sarah, thanks for explaining this term. I had been seeing it everywhere and wondering.
Thanks also for your philosophy of parenting by trial and error. That’s what it’s all about isn’t it! Not perfect parenting, but parenting by learning.
And it should be the same way for kids (IMHO) — they also need to learn by trial and error, instead of being helicopter parented :-) .

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