Catchword: helicopter parents

Filed under: English

Part of speech: n.pl.

Quotation: When their babies go off to college, some parents are unable to deal with the empty nest. One of the names applied to them is “helicopter parents,” who hover over campus and their children—mostly during their freshman year.

Article or document title:
“UF is finding many parents unwilling to cut kids loose” (URL)

Author:
Bob Arndorfer

Article, document, publication, web site:
Gainsville Sun

Publishing location:
Florida

Date of publication:
Jan. 23, 2005

This catchword has yet to be researched.