Talk:Helicopter parent

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The following sentence in the article makes no sense; some text seems to be missing:

Parents, for their part to rising college tuitions, and just say that they are protecting their investment or acting like any other consumer.

David Hoag 23:27, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

Yes, it was an error. "point" is missing. Will fix. Daniel Case 02:36, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Americentric

I must say, this page seems painfully Americentric, even though this is a parenting trait I've observed in other countries. In my first year of university in Australia, I've noticed some parents (thankfully not my own!) possessing traits described in this article, and the same for folks I know back in New Zealand. The actual term 'helicopter parent' is not something I've seen used (not even in American publications or amongst my American friends), but the behavioural pattern certainly is not just limited to the US. So could someone give this a bit more of an international, less Americentric approach? This is Wikipedia, not Ameripedia.

Also, please call tertiary institutions 'university', as the term is less ambiguous. 'College' to a New Zealander such as myself refers to secondary school. - Axver 11:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to see some actual sources. I don't doubt the behavior exists elsewhere, but the Googling I did when I created the article turned up only US references. I wouldn't be surprised if the term starts to get used in other English-speaking countries; it's more widely used among educators than among the general population here. Daniel Case 14:04, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I must say that it always shocks me when I go to US college websites and find a section called "parents". In Canada, everything is geared toward students. Is the "parents" section a recent development? --Westendgirl 03:28, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, according to some of the articles I've read while recently looking for things to add, quite a few colleges have created positions for parent relations. They felt there was a need. Daniel Case 03:44, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citation needed

Suburban Express employees have indicated that the ban is due to excessive parent participation in the bus ticket purchase process when cellular phones are in play

Provide a source, please. If this is something they said to you, we can't use it. If it's written down somewhere, cite it.

If there is none within seven days, I'm parking it here. Daniel Case 01:15, 1 October 2006 (UTC)