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How one parent their child differs in every household. <\/span><\/p>\n Some parents choose to let their children be more independent, while some choose to be there for their children every step of the way. <\/span><\/p>\n When we say ‘every step of the way,’ we really mean every step.<\/span><\/p>\n Recent literature defines this ‘every step’ parenting method as helicopter parenting. <\/span><\/p>\n To ensure that this parenting style does not affect the emotional well being of a child negatively, it is crucial to seek answers to some pertinent questions.<\/span><\/p>\n The article brings to you everything you should know about helicopter parents and tips<\/a> for tweaking this over-involved parenting style.<\/p>\n Before we get into the exact helicopter parenting definition, let’s plunge head-first into its origin.<\/p>\n The exact term helicopter parenting first surfaced around the 1990s when Foster Cline and Jim Fay<\/a> wrote a book entitled “<\/span>Parenting with Love and Logic<\/span><\/a>.” <\/span><\/p>\n Foster Cline is a well-known psychiatrist and philosopher, while, Jim Fay has more than three decades of experience in the education field.<\/span><\/p>\n In their book, they define helicopter parent, and have classified this parenting style as ineffective and went on to describe helicopter parenting like this. <\/span><\/p>\n “Some parents think that love means revolving their lives around their children.<\/strong> They are helicopter parents. They hover over and then rescue their children<\/strong> whenever trouble arises. They’re always pulling their children out of jams<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n As soon as their children send up an SOS flare, helicopter parents who are ready and hovering nearby, swoop in and shield the children<\/strong> from teachers, playmates, and other elements that appear hostile.”<\/span><\/p>\n Helicopter parents always see this type of parenting style as the ideal way to parent a child, ironically, however, the effects say otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n Studies show that this parenting style is doing more damage than the expected positive effects of helicopter parenting. <\/span><\/p>\n What <\/span>studies<\/span><\/a> are saying about helicopter parenting and its effects on children’s mental health? <\/span><\/p>\n In a 2013 paper from Schiffrin<\/a>, it looked at the effects of helicopter parenting on college students’ well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n The study involved 297 participants who completed different measures of testing to determine whether they experienced helicopter parenting or autonomy-supportive parenting<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n They also took tests that measured whether or not they were experiencing depression and anxiety, satisfaction with life, and what their basic psychological needs satisfaction levels were.<\/span><\/p>\n This study found out that students who reported having helicopter parents also reported significantly higher levels of depression<\/strong>, as well as being less satisfied with their life. <\/span><\/p>\n In addition to this finding, the researchers also found out that this negative effect of having overbearing parents on college students’ well-being was positively correlated by the college students’ basic psychological need for autonomy and competence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>What is helicopter parenting?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Studies link helicopter parenting to burnout for kids<\/span><\/h2>\n
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