helicopter parent

== English == === Etymology === From the tendency to hover over their children's lives, like a helicopter. === Noun === helicopter parent (plural helicopter parents) A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== free-range === References === Boston Globe, November 7, 2006. "'Helicopter' parents try too hard"