Human Growth and Development / Unit 12 HGD 1682 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Helicopter Parenting
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The idea
Controlling, or helicopter, parenting predicts anxiety and indecision in young adults, while many young adults describe a parent as a best friend.
In practice
A parent emailing a professor about a twenty-year-old's grade.
Where people slip
The family serves young adults best as a secure base, from unit four's attachment research: a safe place to return to while exploring.
Your place on the trail
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