Helicopter Parenting
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Helicopter Parenting
| Sat, 02-23-2013 - 6:56am |
In an effort to move on from the other thread, Lol...... What is helicopter parenting IYO? Do you see it only at school or in other settings as well? What does it look like? Provide examples if you can, Thank you.
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Expression of condolences are another case in which a thank you is appropriate. Having said that, it is also one of those occasions in which a bit of grace should be extended to the grieving party. And I've never gotten a thank you for attending a wake. Thank you for flowers, a meal provided, memorial donation made, yes. Writing a thank you for showing up simply is not done around here.
On Wednesdays we wear pink.
Regina-do you ever put your name and address in a book at a wake?
I think strict, conservative and helicopter are three totally different terms and parenting styles. Sometimes they overlap. Sometimes they don't.
My definition of a helicopter parent is one that "hovers" over their children - physically and emotionally. They rarely let their cihldren out of their phsical presence. They don't let their children have any indpendence or responsibility. They will do almost anything to remove any obstacle, danger or unpleasantry from their children lives.
Examples:
-- A parent that accompanies their 10yo to a "drop off" birtday party
-- A parent that refuses to allow their ES child to go on teh field trip because they'd have to ride a bus
[quote. He wants one. As I recall, I survived until the ripe old age of 22 or 23 w/o one, so it's not like he couldn't survive without one. But it will make his life easier and make my life easier, so he'll get one. But I don't pretend he needs it. He doesn't. It isn't any more of a necessity than his X Box.</p>[/quote]
LOL. I was 42 when we got our first cell phone one that was shared by the 4 or us still living in the household. I think I was 44 when I got my own phone but still shared it some with DD3 because she did not have one. It was not until she got one when she was 16 and I was 46 that I had my own real not shared phone.
I won't mourn the loss of the post office. I think there is much more room for "conversation" with the internet, cell phones ,and texting than with letters. Letters take weeks in order to have a back-and-forth conversation. With electronic/digital media, it can be done in minutes. It gives people more time to form bonds, imo.
I hear sometimes older or more conservative folk kvetching about "how you can talk with strangers on the internets". In reality, it isn't much different than a pen pal. And pen pals were something that were highly regarded 40 years ago.
The Girl used to not want to call anyone about anything, talk to clerks, order her own food, etc. Having a job in which she interacts with the public has greatly increased her comfort to do those things. She is much more independent in that regard now.
Yes, that is true but one reason they have become more of necessity is because as more people have them pay phones have almost disapeared. As I stated in my post I shared my phone with my kids, if they went to a football game or a movie there was no way to call me to be picked up (or in the case of an emergency) because those places no longer had pay phones.
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