Today's News in Chronicle of Higher Education points out the benefits of having helicopter parents http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/01/1355n.htm?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en . When I was in college, my parents came to the school exactly twice - once to move me in and once to move me out. Telephone calls were deemed too expensive and we communicated by letter. I was expected to write once a week.
That is in sharp contrast to the communication parents have with their children and with the universities they attend. New and inexpensive technologies have made this possible.
"Do 'helicopter parents do more harm than Good?" See the Q&A Advice on ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story?id=1237868
The College Board has an online quiz for parents and discusses the benefits of parental involvement http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/plan/getting-ready/155044.html Take the online quiz for your parents and comment on the results. What guidelines would you suggest for parents of college students in the 21st century?
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