In the most recent issue of my Cornell Alumni Magazine, an article about Helicopter parents not detaching from their children even during university years.  This reminds me of a recent discussion Sarita and I had at dinner with a friend of ours who is a teacher.  She recounts tales of parents checking students grades online (yes, parents can now view their son’s/daughter’s grades online shortly after they enter the grade book) and calling immediately to question our friend’s determination of a grade.  I remember students in my class whom I thought had overbearing parents, but nothing like this; mostly I saw the behavior when it came time to find apartments for the following school year.
The glimmer of hope is that the University, instead of sticking its head in the sand and hoping the parents go away, is examining a role for a parent liaison to help learn together the right relationship between parent, child, and child’s life.

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