Parents - Are You A Helicopter Parent?

Posted by Mark Hughes

Are you a helicopter parent?  Many parents of the Millennial generation have grown to be these types of parents… most of them not realizing that they are.

  • Do you find yourself answering for your teen?
  • Do you get involved with refereeing their disputes?
  • Do you allow them to make decisions on their own even if you feel they are bad ones?

Join The Conversation!

I’d love to hear what you have to say about your parenting style and whether or not you consider yourself a helicopter parent.  Do you get involved in their disputes?  Do you allow them to make decisions on their own?

Just scroll down and post your comment below… I’d be glad to answer any questions you have at all!


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Comments

Annette Tagliareni October 3, 2008

My daughter likes a boy whose parents will not let him have a girlfriend until football season is over. Mind you, they had their first date in March ‘08, went to prom, drove down the shore with friends over the summer which the parents knew about. Now that football season has begun and the kids are back at school, they went out on a date which we knew about, however, we did not know that he lied to his parents about the date. Now that homecoming is hear, the boy is not allowed to bring a date and the whole situation is causing our daughter to be hurt and frustrated by the situation. They want to go togheter, but have to be secretive about it. We are not happy with her situation and have tried to communicate to her that she should not be treated that way and that it is disrespectful to her. At his point we are concerned about our daughter’s feelings, but do not know what to do because she is trying to make decisions on her own (she is almost 18). The boy is pretty much a nice kid and has not treated her badly. Help :)

Mark Hughes November 5, 2008

My extreme apology for not responding earlier. It appears your email for some reason did not register until we made an update just recently.

I would like to address your situation. Can you please update me and allow me an opportunity to assist you. Let me say this: when kids lie to their parents it means most of the time that the parents do not offer an environment that supports honesty. The teen is encouraged to lie and it results in these kind of situations. The work that needs to be done is with the boyfriend expressing his desire to be honest to his parents and requesting that they be open to a way of communicating that supports him telling the truth and getting a response that supports him telling the truth. More about this once I hear back from you on the current situation.

Mark

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