Monday, February 17, 2014

'Helicopter Parents' Need To Stop Being Cheerleaders And Start Letting Their Kids Fail

 'Helicopter Parents' Need To Stop Being Cheerleaders And Start Letting Their Kids Fail 

Ian was sitting at his usual place during what his parents had decreed was his nightly homework time. But he had his chair turned away from his open books and calculator, and he was removing the fourth raw hot dog from the package. He gingerly placed it sideways on the family dog Walter's muzzle and commanded him to "walk." Ian got the idea after a liberal sampling of YouTube's stupid pet trick videos.
Ian's mother, Debbie, peeked in on her son and then turned around to stare at her husband. It was a look that said: "Your turn. Get him back to his homework. I've reached my limit today."

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