Today, modern technology allows these helicopter parents to hover from even far away. They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere. Author Julie Lythcott-Haims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for Success. In her book, she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style. She also explains why parents should stop it. Julie Lythcott-Haims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of first year students at Stanford University. The incoming students, or freshmen, she says, were very smart and accomplished on paper. But many were unable to take care of themselves. They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for problem solving, to have them make the choice about something. Oftentimes, Lythcott-Haims had to remind those parents that their kids were old enough to take care of themselves. However, one evening she discovered that she too might be a helicopter mom. I came home one day - my own kids were 8 and 10 at the time - and I leaned over at dinner and began cutting my 10-year-old son's meat And I realized, 'Oh my goodness, I'm over-helping my 10-year-old. He should be able to cut his own meat! It's my job to teach him. I haven't done that.' I'm on track to being one of those parents.’ And that's when I began to develop real empathy for parents and realized we're over helping with the best of intentions.
Title: Helping Children Too Much Is Hurting Them
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/child_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Helping Children Too Much Is Hurting Them' data-article-id='1292'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7729'>Today, modern technology allows these helicopter parents to hover from even far away. </span> <span data-start-time='7729' data-end-time='13438'>They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere.</span> <span data-start-time='13438' data-end-time='25917'>Author Julie Lythcott-Haims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for Success. </span> <span data-start-time='25917' data-end-time='31979'>In her book, she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style. </span> <span data-start-time='31979' data-end-time='37313'>She also explains why parents should stop it.</span> <span data-start-time='37313' data-end-time='50604'>Julie Lythcott-Haims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of first year students at Stanford University. </span> <span data-start-time='50604' data-end-time='58333'>The incoming students, or freshmen, she says, were very smart and accomplished on paper. </span> <span data-start-time='58333' data-end-time='62125'>But many were unable to take care of themselves.</span> <span data-start-time='62125' data-end-time='68042'>They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for problem solving, to have them make the choice about something.</span> <span data-start-time='68042' data-end-time='76667'>Oftentimes, Lythcott-Haims had to remind those parents that their kids were old enough to take care of themselves. </span> <span data-start-time='76667' data-end-time='84000'>However, one evening she discovered that she too might be a helicopter mom.</span> <span data-start-time='84000' data-end-time='90563'>I came home one day - my own kids were 8 and 10 at the time - and I leaned over at dinner and began cutting my 10-year-old son's meat</span> <span data-start-time='90563' data-end-time='94354'>And I realized, 'Oh my goodness, I'm over-helping my 10-year-old.</span> <span data-start-time='94354' data-end-time='96958'>He should be able to cut his own meat! It's my job to teach him.</span> <span data-start-time='96958' data-end-time='98271'>I haven't done that.'</span> <span data-start-time='98271' data-end-time='100479'>I'm on track to being one of those parents.’</span> <span data-start-time='100479' data-end-time='106750'>And that's when I began to develop real empathy for parents and realized we're over helping with the best of intentions.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/children_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5452 data-hint-location='37313' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/what_does_firsthand_mean.m4a'>What does firsthand mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='coming directly from actually experiencing something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/help_or_support.m4a'><span>help or support</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/coming_directly_from_actually_experiencing_something.m4a'><span>coming directly from actually experiencing something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/area_on_your_skin.m4a'><span>area on your skin</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/done_in_a_way_that_is_planned.m4a'><span>done in a way that is planned</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5453 data-hint-location='58333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/what_is_an_effect_of_helicopter_parenting.m4a'>What is an effect of helicopter parenting?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='overly dependent child'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/sensitive_child.m4a'><span>sensitive child</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/hard_worker.m4a'><span>hard worker</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/overly_dependent_child.m4a'><span>overly dependent child</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/independent_child.m4a'><span>independent child</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5454 data-hint-location='100479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/lythcotthaims_described__blank__parents_as_over_helping_with_the_best_of_intentions.m4a'>Lythcott-Haims described <span class='blank'>helicopter</span> parents as over helping with the best of intentions.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='helicopter'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/tiger.m4a'><span>tiger</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/good.m4a'><span>good</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/bad.m4a'><span>bad</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/869/helicopter.m4a'><span>helicopter</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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