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College Freshmen: Parents Helicoptering OK

The conventional wisdom has it that so-called helicopter parents are annoying their children by hovering over their every move as they apply to college. But it turns out most freshmen are happy with how involved mom and dad were during their college search.

Survey Eyes Hovering College Parents

College administrators grumble about the rise of "helicopter parents," moms and dads who keep hovering over the lives of their children even after they leave for college.

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Helicopter Parents Are Ruining Halloween and as goes Halloween, so goes childhood
Source: The Huffington Post

Forget all the guys in Bernie Madoff masks and tutus. If you want to see something really scary on Halloween, come to my apartment around 9 p.m.I'm letting my kids eat unwrapped candy.

Confident Parents Raise Confident Children (Helicopter Parents Raise ?)
Source: Natural News

It wasn't so long ago that most children were raised to be confident individuals. But recently a new kind of parent has emerged who can be detrimental to the healthy development of their children. These are the parents who tend to over-parent their children.

From Helicopter Parents to Black-Helicopter Parents
Source: Truthdig

Pretty soon, we're going have to amend the favorite mom and dad moniker of the moment. Those much vaunted helicopter parents are turning into black-helicopter parents.

Parents Who Can't Resist Smoothing Life's Bumps
Source: The New York Times

LAST year, Mary Mayo of Columbus, Ohio, sent an e-mail message to the chief executive of the public relations company in Philadelphia where her daughter, Kristen Forbriger, works.

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