Helicopter Parenting Pros And Cons

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In this entire world nowadays people have different method to look after their children. Some of them might care too much about their children or some might not. For people who care too much about their children, they might have different method to protect them and sometimes they may become overprotected which is called "helicopter parenting". Sometimes helicopter parenting can be bored the children but what about why they over protected? Is there any beneficial? Being a helicopter parenting isn't always easy but some parent have to do it because it gives a lot of benefit according to Psychotherapy Networker Magazine's article "Bubble Wrapping our Children" by Michel Ungar and another article by Don Aucoin form Globe Newspaper, "For Some, Helicopter Parenting Delivers Benefits" we can see that the helicopter parenting give some benefit such as : …show more content…

According to Don Aucoin's article " helicopter parents may have viral role play as career counselor" (1). When children having problem, the parent plays very important roles to help them, giving advice for the children on whatever the problem is, tell the children what they should do and shouldn't do during this time. They cheer their children up by many ways such as buy something for them, talk to the children, and take them to relax at somewhere peaceful and silent. They always stand by their children.
Last but not least, they teach the children some life skills. From the Bubble Wrapping Our Children article by Michael Ungar: " She expect to share responsibilities for housework and looking after younger sibling" (28) which means that these are the basic skills that people need to have for living. The children cannot be with their parent all life, they have to move and all those skills they learn could help them live easier in their life. Cooking, Cleaning the house and looking after the baby, all these skills are very basic for people but it's very important for

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