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Helicopter Parents
I’m not sure who first used the term “helicopter parents,” but it is an apt description of an entire generation of parents who have been intimately, and often intricately, involved in the development of their children. These are the parents who closely hover, and then swoop into their children’s lives to prevent any and all harm or failure....
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It all comes down to this moment. You have toiled, prayed, and planned for this moment since your child was a baby. The moment is high school graduation. Your baby is now all grown up and is heading off to college. How do you help him or her prepare for college successfully? How do you give them a firm foundation that they can stand on when they...
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