Helicopter Parents

For those unfamiliar with the term, helicopter parents are those that hover directly over their kids indefinitely. These are the parents that keep track of their kids' schedules, assignments, and finances. And by "kids", I mean "college students". These parents drive down to their kid's dorm twice a week bringing food and laundry and picking up dirty laundry. They write resumes, set up interviews, and so on. Well, now they're apparently harrassing their kids' places of employment, trying to make sure they're treating their babies right. Does anyone else realize how crippling this is to the kids? Sure, you hold your baby up when they're learning to walk, but once they can walk on their own, you let go! A psychologist was on the Today show yesterday who asked the viewers to hold up their right hands and swear to uphold the one commandment of parenting: "I will only do for my children what they cannot do for themselves". I applaud this.