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Parenting is a very crucial and important part of human development. There are different approaches to parenting, and one of the approaches is called helicopter parenting (Cline & Fay, 1990). This approach is when the parent hovers over their children watching their every move. Kelly G. Odenweller, Melanie Booth-Butterfield, and Keith Weber (2015) wrote an article on helicopter parenting and the effects it has on the children titled, “Investigating helicopter parenting, family environments, and…

Protecting you from things that you believe to not be a threat, reading your texts, tracking your location, not allowing you to do something purely because you got a low grade on an assignment, and taking your phone to look through everything. I’m sure your parents have done at least one of these things in recent years. You probably see them as annoyances— as did I— but there is a bigger picture behind this. All of the things I just listed are what can classify your parent as a helicopter parent…

Both articles “for some, Helicopter Parenting Delivers Benefit” by Don Aucoin and “Bubble-Wrapping our children” by Michael Ungar. Some helicopter parenting knows how to involve their children’s lives by “Aucoin” and some helicopter parenting don’t know how to involve their children’s lives by “Ungar”. Helicopter parenting is a necessary and justified response to a changing world because helicopter parenting is can be benefitted the life of their child and Helicopter parenting is can be harmful…

Parenting is defined as “the process of taking care of children until they are old enough to take care of themselves” (“Parenting” 1). The world today is full of helicopter parents, overprotective parents who hover over their child’s every move. Helicopter parents make sure their child can get to dance class, violin lessons, the art show, and make it home in time to study for the math exam, which they will get a perfect score on, in one night. These parents strive to create the child who has it…

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…

The Harms of Helicopter Parenting There comes a point in many people’s lives where they have the joy of becoming a parent. A parent has a chance to create new life. However, creating new life has its advantages and disadvantages. Parents are in charge of directing and controlling a human being. But, what if there is such a thing of too much direction. A parent can endlessly hover over their child. That would be a helicopter parent. Nonetheless, there is a difference in healthy parenting and…

When one thinks of slow medicine you think a slow process. A process when doctors take there time with their patients really getting to know them and understand their issues. Slow Medicine is just taking the time to talk, examine and even re-examine a patient. Ask advice from other doctors. Go over lab tests and X-rays of patients. To think about a diagnosis and if they should have the patient continue or discontinue medications or try a new medication. There is no harm in taking the time to…

Healthcare Rationing Based on Futility Why Not a Slow Code? Slow Code is the use of minimal medical intervention in cases that are considered futile: some resuscitative measures are used, so long as they are non-aggressive. Minimal or slow-to-respond staff is also considered slow code. This means that medical personnel would respond slowly to an individual in need of CPR, administering shallow chest compressions and omitting the use of a defibrillator. There is a hustle and bustle…

Learning How To Drown, a musical written by Patricia Noonan and Amanda Jacobs in 2007, revolves around a the love story of a young couple, Emma and John, and their parallel to Emma’s grandparents, Aidan and Clare. The play illustrates the importance of fables and the balance between the themes of love and freedom. Emma, portrayed by Caroline Portu, is a young woman who is questioning the proposal of her long time boyfriend, John, while stranded in their house due to a hurricane. Paired with the…

5 Hour Energy versus RedBull With a fast-paced world, many people are struggling to keep up. Some people have trouble getting through the last bit of their day. Remedies to these problems would normally be solved by more sleep, healthier foods, and better exercise. Although all of those activities are important, they are not attainable at any given moment of the day. Energy drinks and shots are becoming more prevalent in pop culture as people are realizing their quick fix. Energy drinks are…