Helicopter Parents

[Anonymous]

This is not what helicopter parenting means.

[Anonymous]

Anther who agrees this is not helicopter parenting. Doubt OP has kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I was trained in narration by a team of speech pathologists for my child with a global developmental disorder and speech delay. It sounded awkward to my introverted self, unused to speaking like this, but it was a crucial part of my child's therapies.

Said child is now graduating high school with a 4.67 gpa and is off to a good college.

You sound ignorant on a host of developmental issues, OP. Please inform yourself before pronouncing judgment.

+1 I did this/(do this!) with my autistic child with a language disorder… and a host of other things that might look strange to parents with just neurotypical kids. Especially in the younger years, when my son looked more “normal” I got a lot of looks and even had some parents interfere.

Same. Picture me yelling from the bottom of the water slide and my 5 year old kid at the top crying because the other kids were just going around him to use the slide because he was hesitant and not close enough to the entrance for them to understand he was waiting. "Larlo! Move closer to the slide! Use your body to show the other kids that you are want a turn!" Move closer to the slide!"

I also was taught to narrate as he tried new foods. Objective words to give him vocabulary for the sensations so there could be more nuance than "yuck" and "yum".

I know other people judged. Good times!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister is a special needs teacher and this is exactly how she talks.

(Unfortunately, it gets ingrained and carries over outside of school. She sometimes speaks to her adult children this way when she asks them to do something.)

I thought that was all teachers

[Anonymous]

Have you ever considered that the child may have language issues and that's an important thing to do for the language developmental if its severely delayed.

[Anonymous]

Narration is not good for young kids. You are doing all the work by speaking, describing it. That's why young kids can't talk and will need a speech therapist.

You have to talk, make conversations with the kids, more conversation, less narrating.

[Anonymous]

OP, you just walked into a huge nest of vitriolic helicopters! Hope you have insurance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you just walked into a huge nest of vitriolic helicopters! Hope you have insurance.

So you are also able to make judgments based on a single example? You and OP must be psychic!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you just walked into a huge nest of vitriolic helicopters! Hope you have insurance.

That is risk childless posters take when they attempt to play online mommy. Lurking more probably won't help. You really need to have a kid to understand what the general consensus of helicoptering is. This ain't it.

[Anonymous]

At least her kid isn't on the iPad all day like yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Narration is not good for young kids. You are doing all the work by speaking, describing it. That's why young kids can't talk and will need a speech therapist.

You have to talk, make conversations with the kids, more conversation, less narrating.

Look at you, going against the therapeutic standards of care and all current research on childhood development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Narration is not good for young kids. You are doing all the work by speaking, describing it. That's why young kids can't talk and will need a speech therapist.

You have to talk, make conversations with the kids, more conversation, less narrating.

Look at you, going against the therapeutic standards of care and all current research on childhood development.

Speech therapists say to make conversations with the child so they learn how to talk. Don't talk describing everything to them, don't do all the work.

Speech Therapist

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you're a helicopter parent bystander tsk tsk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Narration is not good for young kids. You are doing all the work by speaking, describing it. That's why young kids can't talk and will need a speech therapist.

You have to talk, make conversations with the kids, more conversation, less narrating.

Look at you, going against the therapeutic standards of care and all current research on childhood development.

Speech therapists say to make conversations with the child so they learn how to talk. Don't talk describing everything to them, don't do all the work.

Speech Therapist

Then you'll have to reeducate yourself on some speech pathologies, especially for autistic kids, won't you? Because you are not describing what works for certain children with certain disorders. You are merely parroting how to encourage neurotypical children to talk. BIG difference.

What a moron.

[Anonymous]

Umm judgey much? I have kids with anxiety. I have to narrate about processes and schedules. They need it and are prone to meltdowns without it. When they are older, I will teach them tools to relieve anxiety and keep their lives organized.