I dunno. Whilst I don't endorse the idea of helicopter parenting I think it is hard to judge how it affects kids. Helicopter parenting could have been fatal for

I dunno. Whilst I don't endorse the idea of helicopter parenting I think it is hard to judge how it affects kids. Helicopter parenting could have been fatal for some one like Richard Branson. But most people are not Richard Branson. That kid who is going to be a middle manager will have a hard time competing with his fellow students when there is no parent helping him to the same extend as other parents do help their kids That is, s/he has to work harder as everyone else. Up to a degree that might be considered character building but at one point we might have syllabi that are involuntarily designed for students with helicopter parents so that grades are more normally distributed again. The student who is on his/her own will note make it.