Discussion

In your assignment you are asked to discuss advantages and disadvantages of helicopter parenting, taking your starting point in one of the texts.

In what follows, we will outline all the advantages and disadvantages of helicopter parenting mentioned in the three texts.

Advantages of helicopter parenting

Most of the advantages of helicopter parenting are presented in Text II, which features a favorable attitude to overly involved parents. However, Texts I and III also touch upon some of the pros of helicopter parenting.

• Helicopter parenting is usually a form of love and genuine concern for one’s children, and a result of good intentions (Texts I, and III);
• Helicopter parenting is a result of a better relationship between Millennial children and their parents, compared to previous generations (Text II);

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Disadvantages of helicopter parenting

Most of the disadvantages of helicopter parenting are presented in Texts I and III. However, you will also find some cons of helicopter parenting in Text II.

• Helicopter parents are too involved in their children’s lives, particularly academically and professionally (Texts I, II, III);
• Overparenting is often a symptom of parents’ own anxieties and frustrations regarding the world and their upbringing (Text I);

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