Long-term risks of helicopter parenting
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2015
- During her time as a Stanford University dean, Julie Lythcott-Haims saw a deluge of book-smart students who didn't have the skills to live independently. Lythcott-Haims joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her new book, "How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success."
The problem with these parents is that when kids turn 18 they still may not see you as an adult.
My parents are helicopter parents.When I was a child i thought I was the best.After 20's i ended up having no friends,no girlfriend, no hope ,no motivation.
All you helicopter parents out there, you are crippling your kids by doing what you are doing. Let them work things out themselves and be independent. It makes me sad to think that they are taught to seek help for even the most basic tasks. It doesn’t matter if they are the most book smart. Keep this in mind
My grandparents were helicopter parents I'm almost 40 and I still have trouble living as an adult. I believe this has caused me to be overweight, depression, anxiety, and other health issues I shouldn't have at my age.
I'm legit crying while watching this. How do I reverse the effects of helicopter parents at 25?
I always hate it when some parents hold their kids back from growing as people. Being a good parent is even better.
Totally, totally agree. There are kids out there who end up getting this sense of entitlement because their parents did everything for them. Then these parents wonder why their 30 year old is still living with them. They created this piece of work. The real world doesn't want to deal with these kids. They have businesses to run, and they don't have time to babysit an adult. I wonder if many of these kids end up homeless because of what their parents did. The sad thing is, the government supports this kind of parenting, and we end up with helpless adults on welfare.
I feel like I have to make my aunt and uncle watch this. They’re doing this to my cousins. Now one of them has depression. Both the kids are 19 and 17 and they’re not even allowed to turn on the stove.
2018 parents: “helicopter parenting is bad!”
My friend told me a story about when his dad went to Popeyes. The guy there was a teenager. He goes in and orders. He forgets to give him his drink. He informs them that they forgot and he stared at him, terrified, all because he was confronted. The manager had to come out to give him his drink because the other worker was like paralyzed with fear.
All I could hear is: "Babyboomer parents are silly."
My mother is guilty of doing this.
I got a participation ribbon once in middle school. I'm a real winner.
I’m 31 my parents still try to helicopter me but at 25 I joined the navy to get out. Know I live alone different state my parents still try to helicopter me. So I just let them open all my mail from the VA. Recently I met up with a childhood friend 36 now he still lives with his parents and 24/7 on call from his mom she tells him when to be home who to be friends with. His mom went as far as to call my parents up and saying I’m wasting my life because I got tattoos and I’m a criminal
I'm dealing with this at 25. I was born premature and have a few disabilities including AUTISM and TOURETTE'S and as i grew up my entire family. Aunts uncles grandparents mom they all did everything for me and now my mom just expects me to do everything for myself but when I'm with her. I revert back to the person who had everything handled for them like i can't even talk to her and she hates it because i can talk to a stranger but not with my mom. It's like I'm split into 2 different people one is confident and very bright and the other feels hopeless and like a baby unable to do anything for himself. All while having this expectation of being a self sufficient adult.shoved down my throat all the time
I'm 20 and my mom won't allow me to walk around the neighborhood or go to the library for 8 hours.
i am a 23 y.o but my parents still treat me like a baby. When i go hang out with my friends or go on a date with my bf my dad always text me where are u? What you doing? Don't do this don't do that blablabla, kind of annoying. I feel like i am in control, they don't give me a freedom to choose whatever it makes me happy
OMG, the look on the dude's face at
I grew up in Portugal in the 90's and early 00's and I'd walk to school (about a mile) and back every day by myself, sometimes with kids from my neighbourhood since I was like 9 (And before that, I'd take the bus by myself when my school was farther away). My parents only drove me to school if it was raining a lot or they were passing by the school on their way somewhere. I was always given the freedom to do whatever as long as I didn't get in trouble and I never did, probably bc it wasn't cool to "break the rules" if the rules were never that strict, to begin with.
This woman is AWESOME! Every parent needs to read her book