How Helicopter Parents and Multiple Valedictorians Hurt America’s Competitive Economy – DailyFinance

I wonder if  Helicopter Parents  have ever thought that their constant recognizance is detrimental to their child.  I have been of that opinion for years. I see the parents and the young adults still trying to define the parent child relationship when the child should have left the nest a long time ago.  But they can’t.  They don’t know how.

We are not helping our kids by over protecting them, over doing for them, and over thinking for them.  We are cobbling them, denying them the opportunity to learn for themselves. AND when they do experience success, they cannot even take the credit for it.  They know the credit goes to the parent.  Even if they claim it, in their heart, they know it does not belong to them.

If we have a multitude of Valedictorians for one graduating class, what will the young person do when an employer can only hire one person in a very competitive job market?  The employer will hire one.  Even if they have nine great applicants, only one will be offered the job.  How are we preparing our young people for disappointment.

Parents, rethink your parenting.  Land the helicopter, hang up the keys and allow your young person to live and learn by experience.   You want them to eventually leave home.  Can parents be avoiding an empty nest by keeping their kiddos dependent?