While always hovering over your kids might seem like deep love and natural protective instincts, it can actually create lasting problems for your children.
Helicopter parenting is rising as a parenting style, as more and more parents have a harder time allowing their children to learn independence and self-sufficiency.
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At least that is what Dr. Jesse Viner and Matt Zajechowski of Yellowbrick, a psychology, and treatment program for young adults, have found through research they've conducted.
In the research, presented in this infographic, they define a 'helicopter parent' as a parent who hovers closely over their children, always keeping them within an arm's reach, figuratively and literally.
Helicopter parenting is believed to revolve around three primary behaviors:
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- Doing for children what they can do for themselves.
- Doing for children what they can almostdo for themselves.
- Making parenting decisions based on your ego.
- 84% felt overwhelmed by responsibilities
- 60.5% felt quite sad
- 57% felt lonely
- 51% felt anxious
- 4% considered suicide seriously at some point