DO YOUR HOVER?
““I left my job to devote to my 7-, 10- and 13-year-olds’ happiness and safety. All I do is drive, running each of them to 2-3 outside activities. I respond to their constant demands texted from their cell phones for forgotten homework, lunch, coat, even a favorite pencil. Whatever! Will they ever learn? And then all they say to me is, ‘Back off, Mom!’”
Discussion:
I bring up the question of helicopter parenting for two reasons. The topic is on the front cover of Time Magazine: “The Case Against Over-Parenting: Why Mom and Dad Need to Cut the Strings.” A second reason is the holiday season adds a layer of expectation and demand on our time, especially for a parent exhausted from over-parenting. It is a good time to address the possibility.
I love Wikipedia’s definition of a helicopter parent: [Read more…]
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