--- title: "What is meant by Helicopter Parents?" description: "What is meant by Helicopter Parents?" author: "Tarun Kumar" published: 2017-12-07 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31455/what-is-meant-by-helicopter-parents category: "q&a categories" tags: ["parents"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is meant by Helicopter Parents? What is meant by Helicopter Parents? ## Answers ### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani **Helicopter parents or parenting is a modern term which is generally used for a parent who pays extra and very keen observation towards their children’s.** ![What is meant by Helicopter Parents?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/edaa09ea-62f2-4b50-bbcc-980c941d68cb/images/adfddd8e-603d-4135-a866-6ced3f80822a.png)\ **This sort of parenting is not considered healthy for the children** and leads to so many problems among kids at a very unusual age. **It really feels great** when our **parents** are **concerned about us** parents are the precious and most divine gift we have in our life as they are always there for us no matter in what problem we get trapped in, **they are always by our side.** ![What is meant by Helicopter Parents?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/edaa09ea-62f2-4b50-bbcc-980c941d68cb/images/89fcc897-9f7a-4616-a0fa-313541b4db54.png)\ But **there are cases in which it’s seen** that parents almost do each and every work of their children and sometimes even the works which a child is capable of doing easily. \ **These things sometimes make a child dependent on others and being dependent becomes a habit** even when he grows up. Parenting is necessary for growing a child in a correct way and making him a good human being but parents should also look and **respect the wishes and desires of their children’s.** **\****"hope it was helpful you"** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31455/what-is-meant-by-helicopter-parents Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.