Οι γονείς που βρίσκονται συνέχεια σαν ελικόπτερα πάνω από τα παιδιά τους — παρακολουθούν κάθε κίνηση των παιδιών τους, δεν τους επιτρέπουν πρωτοβουλίες, απομακρύνουν τις δυσκολίες, δεν τα αφήνουν να ξεκολλήσουν. Είναι η περίπτωση τού smothering rather than mothering, όπου τα πνίγουν με την αγάπη και την προστασία τους.
Δείτε όμως και την ειδικότερη χρήση του όρου. Λίγα σκόρπια από Wikipedia:
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Η Μαριάννα Τζιαντζή στην Καθημερινή:
Δείτε όμως και την ειδικότερη χρήση του όρου. Λίγα σκόρπια από Wikipedia:
Helicopter parent is a colloquial, early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. The term was originally coined by Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay in their 1990 book Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility, although Dr. Haim Ginott mentions a teen who complains, "Mother hovers over me like a helicopter..." on page 18 of the bestselling book Between Parent & Teenager published in 1969. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover closely overhead, rarely out of reach, whether their children need them or not. In Scandinavia, this phenomenon is known as curling parenthood and describes parents who attempt to sweep all obstacles out of the paths of their children. It is also called "overparenting". Parents try to resolve their child's problems, and try to stop them coming to harm by keeping them out of dangerous situations.
[...] As the children of "helicopter parents" graduate and move into the job market, personnel and human resources departments are becoming acquainted with the phenomenon as well. Some have reported that parents have even begun intruding on salary negotiations. An extension of the term, "Black Hawk parents," has been coined for those who cross the line from a mere excess of zeal to unethical behavior, such as writing their children's college admission essays.
Origins
The term "helicopter parents" is a pejorative expression for parents that has been widely used in the media; however, there has been little academic research into the phenomenon. Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay coined and defined "helicopter parents" very precisely in a section on "ineffective parenting styles" in their 1990 book Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility. It gained wide currency when American college administrators began using it in the early 2000s as the Millennial Generation began reaching college age. Their Baby Boomer parents in turn earned notoriety for practices such as calling their children each morning to wake them up for class and complaining to their professors about grades the children had received. Some of these parents had chosen their child's college and hired consultants to help fine-tune the application process. Summer camp officials have also reported similar behavior from parents.
The rise of the cell phone is often blamed for the explosion of helicopter parenting — it has been called "the world's longest umbilical cord". [...]
[...] As the children of "helicopter parents" graduate and move into the job market, personnel and human resources departments are becoming acquainted with the phenomenon as well. Some have reported that parents have even begun intruding on salary negotiations. An extension of the term, "Black Hawk parents," has been coined for those who cross the line from a mere excess of zeal to unethical behavior, such as writing their children's college admission essays.
Origins
The term "helicopter parents" is a pejorative expression for parents that has been widely used in the media; however, there has been little academic research into the phenomenon. Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay coined and defined "helicopter parents" very precisely in a section on "ineffective parenting styles" in their 1990 book Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility. It gained wide currency when American college administrators began using it in the early 2000s as the Millennial Generation began reaching college age. Their Baby Boomer parents in turn earned notoriety for practices such as calling their children each morning to wake them up for class and complaining to their professors about grades the children had received. Some of these parents had chosen their child's college and hired consultants to help fine-tune the application process. Summer camp officials have also reported similar behavior from parents.
The rise of the cell phone is often blamed for the explosion of helicopter parenting — it has been called "the world's longest umbilical cord". [...]
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Αμερικανοί ειδικοί υποστηρίζουν ότι οι υπερπροστατευτικοί γονείς, οι οποίοι ονομάζονται «γονείς-ελικόπτερα» επειδή βρίσκονται μονίμως επάνω από τα βλαστάρια τους, επηρεάζουν σημαντικά και μάλιστα αρνητικά τον χαρακτήρα και τη συμπεριφορά των παιδιών τους. [...] Τον όρο «γονείς-ελικόπτερα» εφηύραν διοικητικοί υπάλληλοι πανεπιστημίων για να περιγράψουν τους γονείς που τηλεφωνούν συνεχώς και επεμβαίνουν σε διάφορα ζητήματα, τα οποία υπό κανονικές συνθήκες διευθετούνται αυτόματα ανάμεσα στους φοιτητές και στο πανεπιστήμιο.
Η Μαριάννα Τζιαντζή στην Καθημερινή:
Για «γονείς ελικόπτερα» που υπερίπτανται πάνω από τα παιδιά τους, για «νηπιοκρατία», για «φονικό γονικό σφιχταγκάλιασμα», για «υπεργονεϊκότητα» (overparenting) μιλούν σήμερα εκπαιδευτικοί και κοινωνιολόγοι.
