The article titled “Kids of helicopter parents are sputtering out “is written by the author Julie Lythcott-Haims. This article discusses the effect of “helicopter parents” as they are called and their effect on their children when they face college life. Julie argues that although these parents fear for their children and their future but they harm them without knowing. As their constant control over their children and their lives affects their mental health in a bad way. The author claim is that “helicopter parents” as they’re being called are a great harm to their children even if they’re doing it for a good cause as their children end up as excellent sheep. According to Deresiewicz children with parents like this suffer from depression
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As an example of a parent who threatened to divorce his wife to make sure his kid will major in economics as he wish although that was against her will. Which resulted in her spending so many years to finish her studies instead of the normal 4 years. Not only that but he kept on controlling every aspect of her life and ended up divorcing his wife and harming his daughter by giving her lack of control over her own life. Furthermore, intrusive parenthood is connected to problematic development in rising adulthood. As a study that was made in the year of 2012 that was reported in the “Journal of adolescence” which revealed that these parents affect the development of their kids to proper adults; as they limit their way to discover their skills and practice them to be able to rely on their selves once they are adults. Also, a study that was conducted on 2014 stated that a when kids are highly instructed on what they should do in their childhood they lack functional abilities when they grow up. And function capabilities are what help us determine what decision to make and what actions we’re supposed to take and when should we take it. And these skills are missing in many kids due to their “hovering parents”. The author took on the …show more content…
They controlled every aspect of her life that she ended with no personality; she had her parents’ personalities because that was the only personality she knew. She even ate the food they loved as she never tried to go aside from the path they drew for her. We ended up in the same college and that’s when I knew she had a real problem. Her parents decided that she should depend on herself now and she had no idea how it’s done. She couldn’t do anything without asking me whether she should do it or not and how. Due to her parents’ control she had no skills, no personality but only a good certificate. According to “Mirror” some famous cases like “Nicola Thorp” and “Emma Birkett” faced similar “helicopter parents” to my friend. To sum everything up, “helicopter parents” care about their children and their future so much that they end up harming them. Parents want to see their children in the best place but they miss out the part where they affect their mental health in the process. Mental health is a serious issue that should be taken into consideration in every aspect of our lives. Parents shouldn’t over control their kids’ lives so they could develop properly into healthy adults who could rely on themselves. So they could face college and work environments without getting shocked that they have to
As an example of a parent who threatened to divorce his wife to make sure his kid will major in economics as he wish although that was against her will. Which resulted in her spending so many years to finish her studies instead of the normal 4 years. Not only that but he kept on controlling every aspect of her life and ended up divorcing his wife and harming his daughter by giving her lack of control over her own life. Furthermore, intrusive parenthood is connected to problematic development in rising adulthood. As a study that was made in the year of 2012 that was reported in the “Journal of adolescence” which revealed that these parents affect the development of their kids to proper adults; as they limit their way to discover their skills and practice them to be able to rely on their selves once they are adults. Also, a study that was conducted on 2014 stated that a when kids are highly instructed on what they should do in their childhood they lack functional abilities when they grow up. And function capabilities are what help us determine what decision to make and what actions we’re supposed to take and when should we take it. And these skills are missing in many kids due to their “hovering parents”. The author took on the …show more content…
They controlled every aspect of her life that she ended with no personality; she had her parents’ personalities because that was the only personality she knew. She even ate the food they loved as she never tried to go aside from the path they drew for her. We ended up in the same college and that’s when I knew she had a real problem. Her parents decided that she should depend on herself now and she had no idea how it’s done. She couldn’t do anything without asking me whether she should do it or not and how. Due to her parents’ control she had no skills, no personality but only a good certificate. According to “Mirror” some famous cases like “Nicola Thorp” and “Emma Birkett” faced similar “helicopter parents” to my friend. To sum everything up, “helicopter parents” care about their children and their future so much that they end up harming them. Parents want to see their children in the best place but they miss out the part where they affect their mental health in the process. Mental health is a serious issue that should be taken into consideration in every aspect of our lives. Parents shouldn’t over control their kids’ lives so they could develop properly into healthy adults who could rely on themselves. So they could face college and work environments without getting shocked that they have to