Mom-Approved Tips: A Different Take on Helicopter Parenting
It’s no surprise that parents have become so involved in their kids’ lives that school administrators have begun to label us; helicopter parent, snow plow parent, and bulldozer parent. But it can’t...
View ArticleWednesday’s Parent: Mother’s Day, Smother Day
Sunday is Mother’s Day and it’s time for those of us who have sacrificed, loved, cared for and smothered our kids to be honored. Yes. I said smothered. Some mothers have mastered this technique so...
View ArticleMom-Approved Tips: Helicopter Parents Gone Wild
photo credit: screenshot Foxnews.com Unless you have been “off the grid” over the holidays, you’ve probably heard about the colorado parents who moved to college with their daughter. Call me crazy...
View ArticleOverparenting Our Teenagers
photo by Michael Elins-Newsweek May 22, 2006 I saw an article come across my Twitter and Facebook feeds last week that stopped me in my tracks: Kids of Helicopter Parents Are Sputtering Out. The...
View ArticleWalking the Helicopter Parenting Tightrope
Parenting has certainly changed. In the 50’s, our parents let us have the run of the neighborhood. We rode our bikes everywhere, walked home from school alone, and rode the bus to the movies alone....
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