Helping or Helicoptering
You just brought your kid\u2019s forgotten lunch to school. Again. Is that helping or helicoptering?\n\xa0You know overparenting when you see it\u2014 in other people. Sometimes it\u2019s harder to gauge in yourself.\n\xa0As moms go, Margaret tends toward the laissez-faire, and Amy towards the shall-we-say particularly attentive. In this episode we tease out\n\xa0\n\xa0* our own worst bad calls on this topic\n\xa0* the best question to ask yourself when you\u2019re not sure if you\u2019re hovering or just helping\n\xa0* why you need to start letting your kids fail now\n\xa0\n\xa0Perhaps it\u2019s best to just keep in mind Margaret\u2019s solemn words of advice:\n\xa0When in doubt, let your children be more miserable.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices