We had 'helicopter parents.' Now, we have 'snowplow parents'
The term has been snowballing ever since recently a New York Times story used it in relation to the massive college cheating scandal, where 50 people were charged with fraud for paying upward of $500,000 in bribes to fake their kids’ credentials and test scores to get them into elite schools.
“I call it failing forward,” Dr. Argie Allen-Wilson, a family counselor, told the “Today” show on Friday. “When we fail, that gives you fuel in order to be motived for not if, but when the next curveball comes.”Yet an eyebrow-raising new poll by the New York Times and Morning Consult found that three-quarters of the surveyed parents had made appointments like doctor visits or haircuts for their adult children .
Helicopter Parent: The “hovering” and overprotective parent falls into the snowplow or bulldoze camp, as he or she takes an excessive interest in their child’s life and tries to oversee every area — especially academics — from overhead. They have also been known to complain to a teacher about a bad grade, or an employer about their child’s workload, or to also actively waking their kids up on time by calling them even after they’ve left home.
Jellyfish Parent: These permissive parents have few rules and expectations, and often overindulge their children, according to a 2014 Psychology Today article.
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