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helicopter parenting

helicopter parenting noun: a parenting style characterized by overinvolvement in one's children's lives.

Noun

helicopter parenting (uncountable)

  1. A parenting style characterized by overinvolvement in one's children's lives.
    • While many experts and educators perceive helicopter parenting as problematic because children are too dependent on their parents, some believe that helicopter parenting may benefit children because children report that they feel closer and more connected to their parents than previous generations.2011, Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster, Jane E. Sloan, Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 681
    • Helicopter parenting is perceived as a recent phenomenon, though it encompasses many behaviors associated with classic parenting styles.2014, Mary Yu Danico, Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia, →ISBN

Questions about helicopter parenting

What does helicopter parenting mean?
Helicopter parenting means a parenting style characterized by overinvolvement in one's children's lives.
What part of speech is helicopter parenting?
Helicopter parenting is a noun.

Words near helicopter parenting in the dictionary

  1. helicopter ear
  2. helicopter mom
  3. helicopter moms
  4. helicopter money
  5. helicopter parent
  6. helicopter parenting
  7. helicopter parents
  8. helicopter seed
  9. helicopter shot
  10. helicopter shots
  11. helicoptera

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