“Helicopter parenting”describes a style. of raising children where parents are over-protective and do too much. The term was used for the first time in the late 1960s. It describesparents who hover (悬停) over their kids like a helicopter.Today,modern technology allows these helicopter parents to hover from even far away. They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere.
Author Julie Lythcott-Haims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adull. In her book, she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style.
“Over-parenting”, she says,“comes in three types: the first is the over-protective parents who think the world is scary and unsafe and unpredictable.And therefore,I must protect and pr.The second type is the over-directive type—the parent who says, I know best what leads to success and you will do as I say. You’ll study these topics, do these activies and you will be highly achieving at all of it. The third type is the concierge (看门人) —the parent who just wants to make life smoother—from waking their kid up,to keeping track of their deadlines, to sure they haven&39;t forgotten anything, to even doing the homework for the kid. ”
Julie Lythcott-Haims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of first-year students at Stanford University.The incoming students were very smart and accomplished on paper. But many were unable to take care of themselves.
“They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for problem solving,to have them make the choice about something. ” Often times,Lythcott-Haims had toremind those parents that their kids were old enough to take care of themselves.
The term “helicopter parenting ” ________.
A.describes parents who give children directions in the air
B.was probably invented in the late nineth century
C.gains more meaning as modern technology develops
D.refers to parents who concern too much about kids
According to Lythcott-Haims, over-parenting has all the following featureCEPT ________.A.over-directive
B.over-dependent
C.over-prive
D.over-protective
It can be inferred that a concierge mother will ________.A.regard the world as very erous
B.allow children to do whatever they like
C.keep a close eye on the kid ’s assignment
D.let the kid alone when he falls on the ground
In Julie’s eyes, the first-year students at Stanford University are________.A.very clever in studying
B.really good atproblem-solving
C.unable to communicate with teachers
D.having problems friends
Lythcott-Haims’ attitude towards helicopter parenting is________.A.supportive
B.negative
C.uninterested
D.unclear