Today’s parents are making their kids lives much harder! Some people might say it is just natural for some parents to be helicopter parents. The thing is these parents harm their kids school lives, hindering development of life skills, and affecting their college experiences. Overly involved parents can be harmful to students.
The first reason is parents are not giving their kids enough freedom to develop life skills. Many children with helicopter parents rely on their parents too much. Children might end up needing their parents help once they are adults in things that they should not need their parents for. “‘ As a child gets older, it is a real problem for a parent to work against their child’s independent thought and interaction and its
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A child’s grade is based on how they preform, parents should not interfere with that. “... have no compunction about marching into kindergarten class and screaming at a teacher about a grade.” (Stratuss Paragraph 3).This shows parents getting too involved and sometimes threatening in their kids lives. People will say that things may have been graded unfairly and the parent should get involved.The fact is this is often not the case and if it is the student should talk to the teacher without a parent.
The final reason is some parents are getting involved in students college lives. Some parents will call their college age child’s professors to fix problems. “College official say they, too, are trying to find ways to handle ubiquitous parents.” ( Stratuss Paragraph 17). This shows parents being involved too much will their adult children. Some believe that parents should fix their children’s problems. By college most students are 18 or turning 18 so they are adults and should not continue relying on their parents.
Helicopter parents harm student school and social lives. From parents yelling at teachers to calling professors parents will not let their children grow up. Parents should be less involved in their children’s lives and let them grow