Consider for a moment those helicopter parents we often read about:
parents micromanaging homework and rushing in to rescue children from the first sign of struggle.
Not exact matches
When
parents feel that they are
micromanaging the school and care environments in order to maintain stability for their child, a higher level of support and intervention may be needed.
I see this a lot, and it's actually a problem for both
parents — the one being
micromanaged and the one trying to control everything the other
parent does.
Keeping kids safe is every
parents objective, but we find ourselves backing away from
micromanaging every possible problem before long.
Teen boys who have «helicopter
parents» who intervene at every possible conflict,
micromanage their children's home life and schoolwork, and won't allow their sons to feel stress or frustration are doing a disservice.
Ask a helicopter
parent why they
micromanage their child's life, and you will probably be met with a quizzical look, as if you asked something as obvious as Why do you feed your kid?
Many
parents lament lending them their Nook Tablet or iPad, and this is the perfect device for kids to bring to school with them and cost effective enough so you're not anxiously
micromanaging them when they use it.
You can't
micromanage the way your
parents take care of your kids.
As it stands, Ludmer says there is an effort to «
micromanage» the assessment of
parenting to decide who is the better
parent before awarding primary residence.
In any event, remember that you and your child's other
parent chose to place the future of your child (ren) into the hands of strangers, operating within the confines of a system ill - suited to
micromanage the internal workings of the modern family.