I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.
An overzealous parent is just one example of the kind of Problem Mom or Dad who pops up at track meets, threatening to put a damper on the day.
Given the news we all read or hear about, it's actually made me a stronger parent - I'm not a 'helicopter parent,' but I am very aware of local and world events and want to teach them what's right and wrong.
The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher.
Now that I have kids, I'm probably more overprotective than I've ever been. My wife's nickname for me is 'red alert.' I sometimes check just to see if the kids are breathing. But I try not to be a helicopter parent.
My mom is definitely crazy. She would totally be a stage mom if I was a child actor.
over protective? a butler in a grade- B movie? someones jewish mother? you got it
I haven't been really guilty of being an uber helicopter parent; I took the baby monitors out when they were three months old because I thought that was an invasion of their privacy.
My mother was aggressive - the typical stage mother.
I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly where her son is at every moment.
