Monday, February 04, 2008

Helicopter parenting: stop the engine for your kid

While college applicants are eagerly waiting for decision letters, too many "helipcopter parents" are calling admission office on behalf of their child. Admission officers worry that too much hovering discourages their child to figure out solutions on their own, to cope with pressures, and to be resilient. Click here to view CNN report today: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=6293870&ch=4226723&src=news

Meantime, researchers at University of Liverpool in England found that parents who are too involved in their grown-up children's lives could be seriously damaging their development, their chances of employment and of becoming mature lovers. (http://www.independent.ie/national-news/soccer-agent-parents-are-hurting-kids-job-chances-1265037.html

And, for those who can read Korean, please visit here to read related my article:
http://koreatimes.com/article/articleview.asp?id=430349&comment_yn=N

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