Helicopter parents" who "hyperactively intervene" in the lives of their offspring could damage their children's job prospects, a careers expert says.
Dr Redmond said "helicopter parents" who "hover" over their offspring intervening in their lives far more than in any previous generation were increasingly being seen on university campuses


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7169429.stm

When is too much too much? Should we give our children more freedom or is the world not safe enough?

Gem I know exactly what parents the dr is talking about .. I have one in my care now ..the child does not answer for herself .. she does not know how to do anything with out momma helping her.... her mom HOOVERS over her .. She is almost 5 and is just now putting her coat on alone...and crys doing so ...

These are the children who can not get hurt because mom and dad take the fall ..........


I think we do need to give children some space ..those big mistakes are there to be made .. we have to let them do so..

We can be there to kiss the boo boos and help them stand back up ..but we need to stop doing the falling for them!

Funny you should say that, because I have visions of the children lifting their heads up to say something and them being chopped off by the helicopter blades :(

Well Gem I think your vision is correct ...... when a parent over protects a child what strenghts are we teaching him?

They have to expand there own wings and learn to fly!!!!!

WHen a parent protects too much the child has no thoughts of his own...thus no head!

Give our children roots & wings..Not helicopter blades. :)