MN-Dad-2016
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- Mar 30, 2012
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CC. Hopefully my post didn't come off as defensive. There is no doubt that some of our family and friends think we are helicopter parents. We all know parents who do their kids science projects or finished their child's challenge math problems. That approach is a disservice. After the 7th grade, I never knew what homework assignment was due. They just knew that homework came 1st before they could play. Their grades were always A's so I didn't need to worry about those details.
My goal was always to help them to a certain point and then back off. An analogy is when I balanced their 1st several bike ride attempts. I helped until they could ride the bike themselves. Mission accomplished.
But many people confuse deep parent involvement with being a helicopter parent. This forum is full of passionate parents who are heavily involved. Super successful kids usually don't happen by accident. Since people don't know all of the details of how we manage our family, friends and family might assume we do more than we do. Our kids (to this point) have been the center of our universe. The next stage of our lives are about to begin. IMHO, some people are jumping to conclusions that involved parents who post on this forum at helicopter parents when they are just research and detail freaks.
My goal was always to help them to a certain point and then back off. An analogy is when I balanced their 1st several bike ride attempts. I helped until they could ride the bike themselves. Mission accomplished.
But many people confuse deep parent involvement with being a helicopter parent. This forum is full of passionate parents who are heavily involved. Super successful kids usually don't happen by accident. Since people don't know all of the details of how we manage our family, friends and family might assume we do more than we do. Our kids (to this point) have been the center of our universe. The next stage of our lives are about to begin. IMHO, some people are jumping to conclusions that involved parents who post on this forum at helicopter parents when they are just research and detail freaks.