Helicopter Parenting Pros And Cons

Have you ever met those parents who are overly involved in a child’s life? The ones who decide everything for the child and make sure he/she is doing everything the parent’s way and claim any other way is wrong? Those parents who believe they are correct in everything and anything, who just seem to make the child’s life a living hell. These are the parents who are so focused on the “now” of their child’s being, not knowing they are only damaging the future independence and self-confidence of their child. Yes, having parental involvement is one great thing, but there is a line that should be drawn when it is time for children to learn abilities needed for the rest of their life, especially in the work field.
Helicopter parenting has many different meanings. Most people would define helicopter parents as those who are always hovering over their children, similar to the helicopter. Helicopter parents are very overprotective of their children by deciding for them when it comes to making a decision,

Author Kathleen Vinson, professor of Legal Writing and the Director of Legal Practice Skills Program at the Suffolk University of Law School, explored the phenomenon of those helicopter parents in higher education. In her opinion, helicopter parenting affects the children who attend higher education because, “the possible implication that may affect students’ learning, teaching, grading, curriculum, future employers, and the law itself” (Vinson 1). While parenting is always private, helicopter parenting has repercussions if a child is willing to attend higher education. As the years go by, all higher education institutions are changing the expectation of parents and are making sure parents are less able to be involved in the student’s school