Helicopter parenting is when a parent is overly focused on their child. The parents typically take too much time or effort into their child's lives or experiences.The reason parents can become this way is a natural feeling of wanting to protect your child. I think that this is understandable but if the parent is too protective or involved this can cause the kids to suffer. This is a problem for the child because it could cause Anxiety or stress and can hinder their self-confidence.
A 2014 study published by the Journal of Child and Family Studies found that over-parenting can be associated with higher levels of child anxiety and depression. This is also true for college students whose parents were also overly involved in their lives. An over controlling parent can cause Self- confidence and self-esteem problems in children or young adults. This is because if the parent does everything for the child the child will feel like they aren't good enough or the parent doesn't trust them enough to do it by themselves. If this happens then it can make the child dependent upon the parent and wont learn how to do things themselves.
The positives of helicopter parenting is you can always rely on the kid to be done with their homework or show up on time and are prepared for their activities. This can help the child be caught up in school so the child doesn't have to worry about dropping grades. Helicopter parents tend to be more involved in their child's extracurricular or in school activities. Such as, volunteering for school functions or joining the PTA at school.
I think that helicopter parents are hindering their child by doing everything for them. I think that they are not letting their child go through the failures and positives in life. I think that once they get out of college they won't be able to do anything for themselves and will most likely end up relying on parent approval.
https://www.verywellfamily.com/helicopter-parents-do-they-help-or-hurt-kids-1095041
https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/what-is-helicopter-parenting/
What do you think about helicopter parenting?
Does helicopter parenting benefit or hinder the child?
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I agree that the more the parents are contoling the more the kids will push them out of their lives.
In my opinon helicopter parents dont do much good for there kids it raises sneaky kids that lie about where they are going and what they are doing. Helicopter parenting hinders kids and doesn't let them live there own lifes.
I agree because they have to find ways around their parents parenting.
Personally, I believe that helicoter parenting creates a separation between the parents and kids instead of becoming more involved. Just like adults, children need their space to breath and take responsibility for themselves. Helicopter parenting creates sneaky children and limits their ability to be able to do anything without parent supervision.
I agree and if that seperation between them grows they might not even talk to eachother in the future.
I don't think helicopter parenting is very beneficial at all. As you said, children need to learn to fail and learn from their mistakes. Many kids that have these types of parents end up becoming a little wild after they leave sometimes too. Parents need to be strict to a certain point but need to let kids decide for themselves.
I agree that they nead to learn and fail from their mistakes.
I don't think that this type of parenting is beneficial to kids. I think it takes away experiences and opportunities from the child's life. This might also cause problems in the future with the relationship between the child and the parent
I agree that they might be to contolling and ruin their relationship in the future.
I don't like helicopter parenting for older children. For younger kids it is okay. I don't think that the kids should be hovered over and watched on their every move. I think kids need to make mistakes. It's good for the kids to make mistakes because it helps them learn.
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