preview

Helicopter Parents Bad

Decent Essays

Helicopter Parents: Good or Bad?
The most important milestone of being an adult is independence from your parents, including finding a job, a place to live and, for most, a spouse or partner, and starting your own family. “Helicopter Parents” a term used to describe parents who are over clingy or overly influenced in their child’s life. Scientists and teachers are afraid that since it is so easy to keep in touch with people nowadays it is almost impossible for a young adult to develop their own decision-making skills and autonomy. This paper will examine viewpoint, one, two, and my viewpoint on helicopter parents.
For starters, helicopter parents are uncontrollable and do not give their child enough space to develop their own independence. …show more content…

Firstly, not most people know what a helicopter parent is, and cannot even distinguish one from a regular parent. For example, Sharon Jayson, author of USA Today, shares “The line between a caring and involved parent and a hovering “Helicopter parent” is getting even murkier. New research says it is a distinct form of parenting that can have positive effects towards young adults” (Jayson). Thus, there is a distinct difference between a caring parent and a helicopter parent. Secondly, parents are supposed to be loving and in-contact with their child. For instance, Jayson reports helicopter parents might be privacy invaders and sometimes controlling, but done out of strong parental concern for their kids success. Therefore, helicopter parents only want the absolute best for their kid. Thirdly, it is found that millennial kids need more support and more strict parents to be successful. To illustrate, Jayson shows a study published in August, Journal of Marriage and Family that shows young adults have better psychological tuning than those who do not have intense backing—monetary, help and emotional. Hence, more involved and over caring parents are helpful both emotional and physical. For all these reasons, helicopter parents are just like any over caring, emotionally helpful, and guiding parent that stands

Get Access