What defines a helicopter parent?

[Srmom1]

Just so you know, it is possible to log into the same account from a different location

For some reason, last year when I became my alter ego of srmom1, it wouldn't let me log on with my other name.

If you want a place to vent, that's what PARENTING boards are for. Like I said before, I know plenty of posters here who are parents but they don't use GC as their place to talk about controlling and hovering over their kid's lives.

I've never vented.

It's your son's perogative to go to whatever sites he wants to.

They're all sports related.

If he decided he wanted more info about fraternities, he has 2 arms, and 2 working hands (at least I hope so, otherwise this is a moot point).

Yes, thank God he has two working arms and legs. Oh, his hands work too.

And, about wanting fraternity information, he wasn't really actively looking - as I said, he didn't really realize he was being "rushed". I was the one who wanted information only to assuage my concerns. That was done with the wonderful posters on GC. My son had no worries...

There is no reason why he should need your or anyone else to spoon feed him with information. If it's something HE wants HE should be old enough and capable enough to do it himself.

I haven't had to spoon feed him since he was eating Gerbers. And, he's doing just great in his fraternity that he pledged all on his own. Believe it or not, I didn't even have to call nationals!!

I guess what I'm trying to say that the line (TO ME) is when you start doing things that are FOR your children that they can do themselves. Gathering your own (GENERIC) info for the purposes of having a basic knowledge of what you're paying for doesn't cross the line for me.

AMEN!