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If a helicopter parent is coupled with a free-range parent, the pair may benefit from working with a therapist or coach to create balance within the family.
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Caroline Silver, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
As played by an outstanding, wholly committed, sometimes fearlessly insufferable Will Smith, Richard is a combination of helicopter parent, personal publicist, battle strategist and drill sergeant, with a disarmingly friendly, quippy manner that doubles as an instrument of persuasion.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
In this 2020 horror flick, Sarah Paulson — a reigning queen of the genre — stars as a ruthless helicopter parent whose twisted secrets are investigated by her daughter.
—Hannah Kerns, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Like a helicopter parent with access to Find My Friends, Cat Person can’t help but keep checking in.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
Well, one man from Tennessee may have become the world’s first literal helicopter parent after following his daughter to school with a drone.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2015
As a single mother, Caballero didn’t have time to be a helicopter parent.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
The beginning of the film shows Mei, voiced by Rosalie Chiang, living much of her life in Toronto, aligned with the path that helicopter parent Ming, voiced by Sandra Oh, had laid out for her.
—NBC News, 18 Mar. 2022
Today, parents are very involved in what their kids read—the whole helicopter parent thing.
—Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
Caroline Silver, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
As played by an outstanding, wholly committed, sometimes fearlessly insufferable Will Smith, Richard is a combination of helicopter parent, personal publicist, battle strategist and drill sergeant, with a disarmingly friendly, quippy manner that doubles as an instrument of persuasion.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
In this 2020 horror flick, Sarah Paulson — a reigning queen of the genre — stars as a ruthless helicopter parent whose twisted secrets are investigated by her daughter.
—Hannah Kerns, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Like a helicopter parent with access to Find My Friends, Cat Person can’t help but keep checking in.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
Well, one man from Tennessee may have become the world’s first literal helicopter parent after following his daughter to school with a drone.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2015
As a single mother, Caballero didn’t have time to be a helicopter parent.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
The beginning of the film shows Mei, voiced by Rosalie Chiang, living much of her life in Toronto, aligned with the path that helicopter parent Ming, voiced by Sandra Oh, had laid out for her.
—NBC News, 18 Mar. 2022
Today, parents are very involved in what their kids read—the whole helicopter parent thing.
—Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
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“Helicopter parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helicopter%20parent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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