Sarah Schupp

More and more employers are falling victim to the ‘helicopter parenting’ phenomenon. How can HR make the best of family ties? Virginia Matthews reports.

Read more at http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/05/28/45917/recruiting-young-people-meet-the-parents-the-helicopter-parenting-phenomenon-of-generation-y.html

From my perspective, if you need ten multiple choice questions to determine if you are or are not a helicopter parent, you probably are one.

Here’s a peek at the article: “Fast-forward to college, where we parents now hover by the telephone, one call away from helping our kids tackle tough homework assignments, do Internet research, check out friends and roommates on Facebook and lobby for everything from a better roommate to better grades. And so parents have become a force to be reckoned with at high schools and on college campuses nationwide. It has become so prolific that schools have set up everything from two-day parent orientations to webcams in dining halls and dormitories for parents to take a peek at what’s going on.” Read The Today Show’s take on msnbc.com.

Talk of the Nation, September 18, 2007 · Listeners and bloggers comment on the seeming lack of movement in the anti-war movement, the phenomenon of “helicopter parents,” and botching the national anthem. Listen to the podcast.

USA Today explores the activities surrounding freshmen move-in day – and the lingering parents that hang around for the first day of school. Read the article.

The Kentucky Post explores the change in parenting philosophy from the 70s, 80s, 90s, to the new Boomer parents. Read the article.

(Over)involved baby boomer parents – and cell phones – redefine adulthood.

The St. Petersburg Times explores the way cell phones have driven the “helicopter parent” craze. View the article.

The Oklahoman provides an editorial about helicopter parents, citing the recent University of Texas study which claims that 40 – 60 percent of college parents qualify as helicopter parents.

Click here to read the article.

Admissions deans are often called upon to be the voices of reason in the college-application process. These elder statesmen and women offer calm reassurances and dispense sage advice to thousands of fretful parents and students. They can handle almost any question or predicament — until their own children apply to college.

James S. Miller, dean of admission at Brown University, had worked in the field for more than two decades before his daughter began filling out college applications two years ago. Then everything changed.

Read the full article at the Chronicle of Higher of Education.