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Originally Posted by blueski
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.
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Oh yeah, big time. I'm not a parent, and can see this (through work). The amount of helicopter parenting is getting ridiculous, and it's to the point where it's not enough to helicopter your own kids, now you need to helicopter any kid you see you feel isn't being helicoptered enough by their parents.