helicopter parent

noun

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Definition of helicopter parent

: a parent who is overly involved in the life of his or her child

Recent Examples of helicopter parent from the Web

Welcome to 2018, when people are living so long that baby boomers, the original helicopter parents, have helicopters of their own.

— beth teitell, BostonGlobe.com, "Meet the Helicopter Parents: They’re 90, and the kids — they’re 65," 10 May 2018
June also has to deal with Aunt Lydia, who is a helicopter parent.

— refinery29.com, "The Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Helicopter Aunts," 9 May 2018
His book gives us parents a bit of hope and more importantly, encouragement to play an active role in our children’s educations without becoming helicopter parents.

— teresa m. pelham, courant.com, "Overlooking Creativity Of Children Itself An Epidemic," 28 Apr. 2018
And while schools — college campuses, even — are rife with horror stories of helicopter parents, the damage from this overwrought behavior is particularly jaw-dropping on the courts and playing fields.

— ana veciana-suarez, miamiherald, "Misbehaving parents need a time-out from youth sports | Miami Herald," 2 Apr. 2018
The notorious helicopter parent pulled his son LiAngelo Ball, who was serving an indefinite suspension over theft allegations in China, out of UCLA earlier this season.

— fletcher page, The Courier-Journal, "UK Basketball | Why John Calipari says he has respect for LaVar Ball," 21 Dec. 2017
Well, two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson has some good advice for all those helicopter parents: Back off.

— luke kerr-dineen, USA TODAY, "Bubba Watson shares advice for golf parents," 1 Nov. 2017

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