Helicopter parent

noun

Definitions

1.nounA parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.

Synonyms

helicopter mom overprotector overprotectivism paternalizer control freak parental alienation syndrome parenticide parentism hypercritic angel mom red-diaper baby parental alienation

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