What Is Lawnmower Parenting?
Lawnmower Parents Are the New Helicopter Parents — Only They Might Be Even Worse
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It's easy to empathize with the desire to not see your child struggle. Likely for the same reason helicopter parents exist, this new version is also well-intended.
"Maybe they experienced a lot of shame around failure as a child," the teacher wrote. "Or maybe they felt abandoned by their parents in their moments of struggle, or dealt with more obstacles than most."