When Webster announced recently that helicopter parent is now a bona fide entry in their dictionary, we took notice. The concept- -a parent who is overly involved in the life and safety of his or her child- -surely predates the first known use of the phrase,in 1989. But official inclusion in the dictionary suggests that helicoptering is not just a fad that will go out of style. In fact, more and more parents seem to be in hover mode these days, but the trend of bubble-wrapping tendency is worth standing up to.Because the truth is that children benefit from precisely the opposite of helicoptering:rowdy, physical, interactive play- or roughhousing. Roughhousing between parent and child, not helicoptering, makes kids smart, emotionally intelligent, likable, ethical and physically fit.
When Webster announced recently that helicopter parent is now a bona fide entry in their dictionary, we took notice. The concept- -a parent who is overly involved in the life and safety of his or her child- -surely predates the first known use of the phrase,in 1989. But official inclusion in the dictionary suggests that helicoptering is not just a fad that will go out of style. In fact, more and more parents seem to be in hover mode these days, but the trend of bubble-wrapping tendency is worth standing up to.Because the truth is that children benefit from precisely the opposite of helicoptering:rowdy, physical, interactive play- or roughhousing. Roughhousing between parent and child, not helicoptering, makes kids smart, emotionally intelligent, likable, ethical and physically fit.<br>
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