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					Originally Posted by  BillyMac
					 
				 
				As a retired teacher and coach, I'm very familiar with "helicopter parents". 
			
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 Helicopter parents is actually an older term, which has been supplemented by "lawnmower parents"....getting rid of all obstacles in their kid's way. Of course, both are awful.