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Friday, January 18, 2008

Parents Who Hover

Helicopter parents - who hover over their child's every move and decision - are becoming more common at the University level, according to several University professors. But all of the attention can have a negative impact.

"Ms McDonald said, 'It's like the term infantilizing, which means treating young people as children and buying them more options than previous generations of undergraduates. So students often feel disempowered and less independent, especially in their last year of university when they come to speak to career advisers."

Some parents who continue trying to manage their kids' lives have gone so far as to attend job interview and call potential employers to try and negotiate salaries for their kids.

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Labels: college, helicopter_parenting, independence

posted by ByParents-forParents at 11:38 AM

1 Comments:

Joe Bruzzese
said...: I have read numerous articles that support your ideas here. The Millennium generation kids, in particular, seem to be predisposed to parents who hover. There also seems to be a strong correlation between the move from families where one parent claimed the homemaker role to families where both parents are now working. With both parents outside the home the need for child care, after school activities has also grown. I see a connection between these events and the appearance of a hovering parent. Thanks for prompting this discussion.

Regards,
Joe Bruzzese
www.thinking-forward.com; 10:08 PM

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