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April 29, 2007 
I have often made the case that liberal Baby-Boomer parents are more concerned with instant gratification than long-term consequences. More about “If it feels good, do it” than “patience is a virtue”. Let’s take a look at but one more example of this phenomenon.
When it comes to child-rearing, it appears that many Baby-Boomer parents are doing a huge disservice to society, while also causing irreparable harm to their children by keeping them in a perpetual state of dependency, even well into adulthood. There is a disturbing new trend in this country of parents becoming deeply involved in decisions that should be made solely by their adult children. These parents are referred to as “helicopter parents” because they constantly hover over their grown children, whether they are young adults in college or recent graduates with degrees in hand, setting out for their first big job interview.
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culture, helicopter parents, parenting, society
