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blueski · 04-26-2016, 04:13 AM

I'd also bet that helicopter parenting makes our kids less self reliant and capable and less likely to be sent out alone. A progression of letting them take small risks, and learn from reasonable failures would give parents confidence to do things like let them walk to school.

04-26-2016, 04:13 AM	#38
blueski Scoring Winger Join Date: Dec 2014 Exp:	I'd also bet that helicopter parenting makes our kids less self reliant and capable and less likely to be sent out alone. A progression of letting them take small risks, and learn from reasonable failures would give parents confidence to do things like let them walk to school.