Helicopter Parenting Can Hamper Social Competence, Self-Regulation in Young Adults

“Helicopter” parenting is linked to low mastery, self-regulation and social competence in young adult children, according to a new study at West Virginia University (WVU).
“Unfortunately, I think the term for those children is ‘hothouse children,'” said Dr. Kristin Moilanen, associate professor of child development and family studies at WVU. “I think they’ve been raised to be these sort of delicate flowers under these very well-controlled conditions and