Alex FriedrichSnow-plow parents: Those who clear every obstacle out of the way of their children. Road-grader parents: Those who smooth out the bumps in life for their kids. Yet two more terms I’ve heard, thanks to this morning’s discussion of helicopter parents on MPR’s The Daily Circuit. Below is the program’s live-blog session, which focuses on Read more →
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Remember those hovering helicopter parents? Dakota County Technical College VP Kelly Murtaugh tells me she and her colleagues are seeing an even more problematic type: the stealth parent. Stealth parents (a term new to me) are harder to manage than helicopter parents because they control everything from behind the scenes, she says. Helicopter parents might Read more →
Stumbled across this New Yorker piece a little while back. For those who’ve just gone through the ordeal of winter break with college-age children, the Boomerang Generation phenomenon is even more quality time to look forward to — this summer or one coming up.
I’ve posted a number of articles about “helicopter parents” — parents so involved in their children’s lives that they almost take them over, leaving their kids potentially unprepared for the challenge of thinking for themselves. But this bit in the Wall Street Journal article, “It’s Not Your Mom’s Job Hunt,” left me amazed: But there Read more →
I’ve driven four hours to have my son refuse to get out of the car because he didn’t like the look of the campus; I’ve flown halfway across the country to have my daughter bail out before the tour because she didn’t like the looks of the other prospective students (“too intense”) and because the Read more →
It’s campus touring time, and Taking the Kids columnist and family-topic author Eileen Ogintz has some tips on The Huffington Post on how to make the most of a college-inspection trip with your son or daughter. Here’s a brief rundown: Splurge on a nice hotel or a fancy dinner. Revel in the time together with Read more →
University of Minnesota Parent Program Director Marjorie Savage has her hands full with Moving Day issues at the moment, but she’s taking time out tomorrow — Thursday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. on the U of M Stage — to discuss college parenting tips at the State Fair. Savage, author of “You’re on Your Own (But I’m Read more →
Lake Superior College Hovering for information Community colleges — long the choice of commuter students, part-timers and cash-strapped teens living with their parents — usually haven’t needed to roll out the welcome mat for Mom & Dad. But that’s changing. In an unusual move, several two-year institutions in Minnesota have started parent orientations in the past few Read more →