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I think "helicopter parenting" is not related to authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles. The former defines the parent's relationship to
by shadofx 8y ago
I think "helicopter parenting" is not related to authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles.
The former defines the parent's relationship to the child's society, whereas the rest defines the parent's relationship to the child itself.
- Loughla 8y agoThat's exactly it. This piece was written to describe a parent's interaction with the child, whereas I've only ever read about/seen helicopter parenting in terms of the relationship with everyone else. I'm 100% convinced they are not the same things. This article used that phrase either out of context, or just to get the grabby headline. Not sure which.