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Category: helicopter parents
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A friend's college-age daughter called her in the middle of the night. The daughter had been out drinking with a couple of girlfriends; one of those friends passed out on the sidewalk and couldn't be roused. The daughter was in tears and wanted her mom to call an ambulance for her friend. The daughter was…
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photo: Maia Lemov Once our kids graduate–be it from college, graduate school or a specialized program–we're pleased when they land their first "career" job. They're launched. It's more than pleasing. It's thrilling. But some of us have a hard time letting go and recognizing they are now on their own as professionals. I've written about…
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Helicopter parenting has gone really bad when we horn in on their professional lives.
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The latest trend in parenting adult children: Hovering over their workplace and letting their bosses know there’s a higher power watching.
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A brat allowance–open access to the bank of mom and dad–is not only the worst possible way to help out our grown kids financially, but it can be habit forming.
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The stories people tell suggest we’re the worst, most interfering parents EVER when it comes to our grown children. Does the data tell the same story?
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Visiting grown children at their workplace? Hoping to meet their boss and co-workers? It’s not a great idea.
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Research suggests that how we view helicopter parenting may be related to our cultural roots and to our assessment of the maturity and happiness quotient of our grown child. Even when it’s appropriate, though, we need to keep it in check.
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