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[quote=Anonymous]To me it's a parent who won't let a child fail. Won't let them fall on the playground or struggle socially at school or deal with the consequences of breaking a rule. They hover specifically to prevent failure and if a failure occurs they swoop in to remove their child from the situation entirely so they don't have to feel the failure.

A parent who is very present but still lets their kid struggle and fail is simply involved. I do think there are times when involvement can segue into helicopter parenting. Usually sometime in late elementary or middle school where the parent insists on being physically present in settngs where the kid really *needs* to navigate it alone -- kids need to be able to navigate peer relationships and relationships with coaches and other adults without the parent present at some point. But a parent just being present for a kid up to age  7 or 8 or so but not intervening except when really necessary (someone is being hurt) is totally fine and actually probably helps that kid feel supported.[/quote]

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