Helicopter Parents

One of the topics mentioned during my MAN4701 class was "Helicopter Parents". Our professor advised us to read some articles to become more informed on the topic. Helicopter parents is a term used to define parents that are over-involved in their children's lives. Many times these parents don't allow their children to fail and learn on their own. The article that is linked is titled Hovering parents need to step back at college time. This article addresses issues that can arise from these over protective parents. Such protectiveness can hinder development of problem- solving skills and confidence. http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/02/04/hm.helicopter.parents/index.html