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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over involved, enmeshed parents. They are doing more harm than good to their kids but often they are so caught up due to their own anxiety and own expectations, that they lose sight of what their child aka young adult needs.

The kids soon either just pull away or go underground - living one life for parents and one that parents aren't part of.[/quote]

Asking questions on an open forum does not necessarily mean that the parents are over involved and enmeshed. Some kids finish high school when they are 17 or even 16 and need parental guidance.[/quote]

[b]Those shouting about "helicoptering" are simply projecting their own guilt about not doing enough[/quote][/b]

No.  This is just wrong.   My son has been all over his college class facebook page and I have never seen it.  He would be horrified if I started asking questions.  And I'm sorry, if your 16 or 17 year old is heading to college, but needs you in there asking fellow classmates questions, your child is not "ready" for college.  Just stop.[/quote]

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