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2 days ago

So You’ve Diagnosed Yourself As A Helicopter Parent. Now What?!

If you have diagnosed yourself as a helicopter parent, welcome. If you have diagnosed yourself as “not quite a helicopter parent,” but still hover enough to create a stiff breeze over your kids, welcome. After all, most of us are not living in the extremes, but rather somewhere in the messy middle. We are trying to raise independent kids while reading headlines that make independence sound like a terrible idea.I don’t think of myself as a full-time hoverer. My kids have freedom, chores, and neighborhood roaming rights. But I also know the stats; I know the things statistically most likely to h...