The Overparenting Epidemic
Most adults remember being a kid and wanting to have the freedom to live life, but not being able to have that freedom due to their own parents’ fears of the world. It is a parent’s job to use their past to reflect on their own child's’ future, which involves knowing their boundaries and not becoming what is known as a “helicopter parent.” The idea of helicopter parents is a topic discussed and debated for years. It is believed by some that parents should linger over their kids trying to be there with them through it all, while others understand kids should not have their parents carrying them through life; instead, it is necessary to have them learn through trial and error and get few bumps and bruises along the way. Parenting can be a tricky thing, but there is a time to surrender and allow the child to grow on their own. A few assume helicopter parenting can be good for children when they need help with something they can't do on their own, but do not see the damage dispensed to the child by the parents being so overprotective. This causes health issues and embarrassment along with kids wanting to act out and quit things like sports because of their parents. If a parent is being too involved with the child and keeping them locked to their hip, …show more content…
There is a time to be there to help children, and a time for them to learn, grow, and become young adults. Always being there for kids causes them to have dependence problems and not take care of themselves when the time comes. The world can be a scary place and can lead parents to live out of fear, but fear is not going to get their child anywhere in life. There is a time to help kids, a time to let them grow, and finally a time to let them learn to enter into the real world without a helicopter
Most adults remember being a kid and wanting to have the freedom to live life, but not being able to have that freedom due to their own parents’ fears of the world. It is a parent’s job to use their past to reflect on their own child's’ future, which involves knowing their boundaries and not becoming what is known as a “helicopter parent.” The idea of helicopter parents is a topic discussed and debated for years. It is believed by some that parents should linger over their kids trying to be there with them through it all, while others understand kids should not have their parents carrying them through life; instead, it is necessary to have them learn through trial and error and get few bumps and bruises along the way. Parenting can be a tricky thing, but there is a time to surrender and allow the child to grow on their own. A few assume helicopter parenting can be good for children when they need help with something they can't do on their own, but do not see the damage dispensed to the child by the parents being so overprotective. This causes health issues and embarrassment along with kids wanting to act out and quit things like sports because of their parents. If a parent is being too involved with the child and keeping them locked to their hip, …show more content…
There is a time to be there to help children, and a time for them to learn, grow, and become young adults. Always being there for kids causes them to have dependence problems and not take care of themselves when the time comes. The world can be a scary place and can lead parents to live out of fear, but fear is not going to get their child anywhere in life. There is a time to help kids, a time to let them grow, and finally a time to let them learn to enter into the real world without a helicopter