Pros And Cons Of Helicopter Parents

Helicopter Parents: Good or Bad?
The most important milestone to being an adult is independence from your parents, including finding a job, a place to live and, for most, a spouse or partner, and starting your own family. “Helicopter Parents” a term used to describe parents who are over clingy or overly influenced in their child’s life. Scientists and teachers are afraid that since it is so easy to keep in touch with people nowadays it is almost impossible for a young adult to develop their own decision-making skills and autonomy. This paper will examine viewpoint one, two, and my viewpoint on Helicopter Parents.
For starters, Helicopter parents are uncontrollable and do not give their child enough space to develop their own independence. Firstly,

Firstly, all parents want their child to stay in contact with them, but when does that cross the line? For example, Fredrick Kunkle, Blogger for Washington Post, shares a survey that fifty percent of parents admitted texting their teenager while they knew they were driving (Kunkle). Thus, parents are endangering their own children by texting them while they know they are driving. Secondly, parents are just way too clingy towards their children, and are willing to put them in danger to know their safe. For instance, Kunkle reports in the survey that twenty-nine percent of the parents that text expected a response before their child reached their destination. Therefore, parents want to put their kid in danger by texting “Are you safe?” Thirdly, more and more children are becoming victims of unemployment and laziness. To illustrate, Quinton Skinner, writer for Minnesota Monthly, tells “In 2012, 36% of America’s young adults aged 18 to 31—millennial generation—were living at home with their parents, the highest percentage in at least four decades and a number that was exacerbated by the Great Recession”(Skinner). Hence, most parents want their children to stay with them, or baby them enough that they do not gain their own independence. For all these reasons, parents need to lay off their kid and stop babying them and taking all the responsibility or they will regret it in the

Firstly, for the Con side, Helicopter parents are good because all children need care and a lot of attention to be successful in life. Firstly, the world is getting more difficult for millennials than it has ever been. For example, Skinner shares “research shows that the economic desk is stacked against the millennial generation.” Thus, parents need to help and explain to their children as much as possible. Secondly, parents want their kids to grow up and be just like them, and to also have manners. For instance, Skinner reports parents want to teach their kids how to be mannerly, and to build “human capital—rationally”, rather than only rely on their own experiences. Therefore, Helicopter parents are a good thing and are only there to absolutely make sure their kid becomes successful. Thirdly, it is becoming more difficult for young adults to apply themselves. To illustrate, there was the decline of the manufacturing companies in 1950, you use to be able to get a well-paying job for a high school degree, and now you need at least a college. Hence, parents need to take as much advantages as they can when it comes to their kids. Even if that means arguing with a teacher for something that was completely their fault. For all these reasons, it is harder for millennials to get a good job in this society as it