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Originally Posted by Kasey383
i definitely agree I think cell phones have a big thing to do with it
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Oh, it was happening long before cell phones. The helipcopter moms of Boy Scouts in our troop (30 years ago) used to drive my father crazy. In my experience, you can often pick out the helicopter-parents-to-be when the kids are in kindergarten. (See SWTXBelle's falling down example. Or go to a kid's soccer game.)
As a parent, I agree with srmom, at least up to a point. I think there is a
big difference, for example, between
(1) the mom or dad who comes to GC with questions to better understand how rush/recruitment works, what's involved, how it's changed since they were in school, etc., so that they have a good point of reference when talking with their children and can be a good parental sounding board if asked and if appropriate; and
(2) the mom or dad who are running the show for the kids and don't wait to be asked or worry about whether they're keeping the kids from making their own decisions and their own mistakes.
The former parents know when to say "you've got to figure this out/take care of this yourself." The latter don't.