Helicopter Parent Vs. My Father

It is a proven study that children of helicopter parents grow up to be resentful of their parents, and of their life. While, an unaware parent’s child can easily go down the wrong path without the parent ever knowing. There is no set way to be a parent, and there is no set way to raise a child, but there are definitely some wrong ways to do it. By being too much of a helicopter parent or too unaware of a child can lead to a child feeling mad and resentful of their guardians.

My parents have two completely different parenting styles. One overly-aware and the other completely oblivious. My mother being the overly-aware parent and my father the completely oblivious. Their parenting styles differ in many ways, but the main difference is their knowledge of me/my personal life. Growing up with two parents that have two extremely opposite parenting styles was--and is--tough. In retrospect, it is still better than having two extreme helicopter parents or two extreme nonexistent parents--or no parents at all.

My mother is an incredibly involved parent. There are brief moments in time where I

People write books on how to raise a child, yet in reality every child is different and so is every parent. Some kids are born rebellious and others are born shy, and no book is going to tell someone how to raise a child because every child is different. In reflection of these situations children and parents must learn to grow with one another instead of basing their relationship off of others. Every parent/child relationship will only work if both sides are willing to change for the better of the relationship-- not for the better of themselves. If a parent is too in their child's business or too not in their business it can cause issues in their relationship. Every aspect of life has a balance and hard work should be put into finding the balence between friend and