Posted in Parenting methods on Jun 17th, 2009
All this talk about helicopter parenting and too much involvement in children’s lives has gotten me thinking about my future relationship with my daughters.
A fellow writer wisely commented on the self-proclaimed helicopter mom profiled in the Boston Globe article, the one I said yesterday didn’t seem like a helicopter parent to me.
I would say if [...]
Posted in Parenting methods on Jun 16th, 2009
So, continuing yesterday’s discussion, how much is too much parental involvement? Where should we draw the line?
Obviously helicopter parenting by its very definition implies over-involvement in a child’s life. In general, it seems to be looked upon as a negative method of parenting because it smothers a child’s decision-making and real-life skills, personal preferences and [...]
Posted in Parenting methods on Jun 15th, 2009
I’m reading an article about the benefits of helicopter parenting published in the Boston Globe a few months ago. The author, Don Aucoin says,
…a quiet reappraisal of helicopter parents is underway. Some researchers have begun to argue that late adolescence and young adulthood are such minefields today – emotional, social, sexual, logistical, psychological – that [...]
Posted in Friday Feature, Parenting methods on Jun 12th, 2009
If you’ve never heard the term “helicopter parenting,” that’s OK. I hadn’t either until about a year ago. Evidently the title is quite popular these days, though often used negatively, as in, “She is SUCH a helicopter parent!”
As the name implies, helicopter parenting refers to parents who hover over their children constantly, making their offspring [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 11th, 2009
As is typical for any parenting issue, there are definitely different schools of thought on how much is enough and how much is too much parenting. In my research on this topic, I came across quite a few different terms describing different parenting methods.
Because these coined terms are such hot topics right now (try Googling [...]
