Category: helicopter parenting

How to Make a Monster? Isolate Your Child

March 12, 2023
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At the time of writing this piece, the United States has already experienced more than 100 mass shootings this year. That works out at roughly 11 mass shootings—involving three or more victim fatalities in a single incident—every week. What is going on? Some, of course, will point to the ease of access to firearms. However, just…

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Anti-Coddling Mountain-Life Dad Lets Skiing 3-year Old Tumble; Now She’s a ‘Little Ripper’ on Slopes

November 21, 2021
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Dad Erich Leidums grew up “free range” in the 1990s—before smartphones and today’s hyper-realistic video games—when kids got outside a lot more than today and rode their bikes until the streetlights glowed. The 34-year-old ski patroller knows that the outdoor life instills confidence and resilience, which is why his family chose to live in the…

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Film Review: The Documentary ‘Chasing Childhood’ Explores the Dangers of Helicopter Parenting

June 23, 2021
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NR | 1h 18min | Documentary | 25 June 2021 (USA) It is an unwritten but widely-subscribed-to belief that parents want their children to be more financially successful, better-educated, healthier, and happier than themselves. Perhaps this is merely something imprinted on human DNA by a higher power, or, maybe it’s a mission taken on by many parents to prove their…

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