The Cataclysm of Nurture: Helicopter Parenting

Abstract

In psychology today, there exist a few evidently recognized parenting styles: authoritative, neglectful, permissive, and authoritarian. But one more, in this league, taking many countries by storm, is �Helicopter Parenting�. Each type of these parenting styles possess different characteristics and bring about diverse reactions in the children which they are used on. Correspondingly, it is vital to understand that every parent-child relationship is different, so there is not one �ideal� way to go about parenting. Helicopter parenting, on the other hand, is overcontrolling, overprotecting, and overperfecting, a child in a way that is much more than responsible parenting. This paper will give you an insight of how Helicopter parenting impacts the lives of children and how we can diverge to better parenting styles to raise happier children.