helicopter moms
Always-watching anxious mothers
Helicopter moms are mothers who hover anxiously over their children, monitoring and intervening in every aspect of their lives.
The term implies overprotectiveness that stunts independence: Helicopter moms call professors to dispute their college kids' grades.
The helicopter suggests constant surveillance from above.
Extended to helicopter parents when both parents are involved.
- maternalOf or like mothers
- smotheringDepriving of air
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- controllingExerting authority over others
- overprotectiveGuarding too zealously
stranger danger · hovering · domineering · meddling · overbearing · micromanaging · GPS tracking · academic pressure · college admissions · coddling · hypervigilance · intrusive · vigilant · enmeshment · perfectionism · family conflict · anxiety · overcompensation