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Helicopter parents micro-manage their children's lives to try and protect them from real life. Unfortunately, this can hinder the child's ability to learn independence.

Summer is an excellent time to teach kids the things they don't learn in school. It's also a time for parents to learn about their kids - and that can be tough.

"Helicopter parents" in school damage the relationship with teachers and hinder students. Tips to cope include detailed project sheets, talking to principal and more.

Lenore Skenazy, unfairly dubbed "America's Worst Mom", shows that parents' excessive fears of child abduction, accidents, and assault are not supported by statistics.

"Helicopter parents" hover and bring their lawyer on board to make sure that child's IEP is followed. The teacher made it through the year without a lawsuit.

Even for the brightest homeschooled student, the first year of college can be challenging. Parents need to take deliberate steps to prepare them.

While harassment is usually performed by students toward students, teachers report harassment by parents.

The process of overindulging top achievers by "helicopter parents" and willing HS teachers sets the stage for a severe reality check when college freshman year begins.

How do parents say goodbye to children who have already graduated from college and are now moving out of state to take their first jobs or attend graduate school?

An honest take on how overzealous parents who continually rescue, defend, and do their children's work undermine their self-esteem and ability to fend for themselves.

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