Helicopter Parents Need to Chill

My Kids Have No Friends and it's All My Fault

Strollerderby — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:14:34 GMT

It's true. Outside of school, my kids have no friends. Growing up, even though I attended a school miles

Child's Trauma Impacts Parental Health

Strollerderby — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:23:03 GMT

Have you ever felt your stomach tighten when your baby falls and hits her head? Have you raced in to comfort when your toddler cries over a toy? You may be a helicopter parent , or you just be a normal and semi-worried like everyone else. Either way,

Child's Trauma Impacts Parental Health

Strollerderby — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:52:03 GMT

Have you ever felt your stomach tighten when your baby falls and hits her head? Have you raced in to

Diagnosis Helicopter: Your Worrying Hurts Your Kids

Strollerderby — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:10:27 GMT

As we suspected, helicopter parenting is now officially a disorder . Typified by intense over-involvement

re: Helicopter Parents Need to Chill

mom2bksfinest — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:41:46 GMT

CrankMama-

Couldn't agree with you more! Even with my young young babies I often feel all this pressure about what they're up to and will it be nursery school or music classes or college applications next! I often feel this when talking to other parents. Do you think parents intentionally or unintentionally have a status competition thang going on... this time not with how many cars in the driveway but how advanced their kid is or how great the school they get into is? Your point really brings back the focus on just letting kids be free, creative and happy... and i guess we all participate in this "helicopter" phenomenom to a degree... for me I guess I'm unsure which is stronger... nature or nurture so I'll just err on the safe side :) but u're post helps me regain prospective and helps me not feel like i fall short because some days we just loaf around the house and draw in the bathtub and laugh! thanks.