Comments on: Let’s Talk About Bubble Parents

By: iPhone App Developer

iPhone App Developer — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:16:29 +0000

Yah i have seen such bubble parents, oh sorry helicopter parents(funny words). My friend’s parent is just like this. Every time he calls him like where are you, what you do, come fast home etc…. Realy crazy one.

By: Allena

Allena — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:52:27 +0000

Thanks for the clickthrough! I think Hang Glider parent doesn’t sound so bad. DJ- I tell my kids what to do all the time. They don’t listen much, and as they’ve grown I’ve learned to temper it a bit and tailor it to their unique personalities.

By: Velveteen Mind Megan

Velveteen Mind Megan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:31:48 +0000

I call myself a Hang Glider Parent. It’s cheating, but I’ll just quote myself… Ugh, right?

“I don’t so much hover as I do sort of glance around the situation, get the general gist of things, but then continue on whatever path the air current has me going at the time. If need be, I’ll swing back around and take a closer look, but if I stop, chances are I won’t be able to get started again, so I’m better off letting things work themselves out on their own if I can help it.”

Clicked through BlogHer to you because I was sure this had to be a take on Helicopter Parents. Glad I did.

By: DJ

DJ — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:45:50 +0000

I don’t know how we got into this discussion, but I told you before that I talk about my non-existent kids. Anyway my husband and I were talking and he was implying that I would be a bit controlling. He said “you can’t tell your kids what to do. You can tell them right from wrong but you can’t tell them what to do.” My response was “Why not?” I don’t see myself hovering and writing essays and such…but I do hope to have a strong influence on them.