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- helicopter parent (noun) : a parent who obsessively hovers and smothers his or her children, usually combined with a relentless push toward achievement.
- Helicopter parents are going to college.
—Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal, 29 July 05
- Submitted by: Anonymous on Dec. 03, 2005 13:41
- helicopter parents (noun) : Parents who "hover" over their college-age kids, keeping them dependent and depriving their children from learning how to manage adult life.
- College officials in our area are complaining of the helicopter parents who descend upon them every fall who aggressively supervise every aspect of their offspring's life; deans and profs know they cannot expect these young men and women to be able to think for themselves or handle their own affairs.
—Roanoke Times Newspaper, Roanoke, VA, 2007
- Submitted by: Yvonne from Virginia on Oct. 28, 2007 23:27
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