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What If Helicopter Parents Are Just the Extreme End of a Positive Development?

What If Helicopter Parents Are Just the Extreme End of a Positive Development?

A counter-point to ongoing laments from cranky old men

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Jan 27, 2024
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Mom being lowered from a helicopter to help her child at College

Homo Imaginari exists to feed curiosity about how American society works. I’m a cultural anthropologist with over twenty years of experience studying the United States' social history and consumer behavior. I’ve lived in Boston, Madison, Chicago, South India, Seattle, and Tucson. My wife an…

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