With all the recent talk of helicopter parents, I’ve picked up on some slight disdain from academia when it comes to parent involvement. Granted, there are some parents that would make any admissions representative pull their hair out. But I would like to think that there are so many more parents who view their role [...]
Posts Tagged ‘helicopter parents’
A CollegeParent Partnership
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | 5 Comments
Top 5 Helicopter Parent Stories
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, May 17th, 2010 | 2 Comments
I made contact with Chip on Twitter last week when he retweeted a “helicopter parent” tip that I had given during a recent #CampusChat. Chip Timmons is the Associate Director of Admissions at Wabash College and I asked him if he had some “helicopter parent” stories he would like to share with my readers. He [...]
"Helicopter" Parents
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, April 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments
We’ve all heard the term: helicopter parents. There isn’t one of us alive that wants to have that title attached to our behavior. But a recent study shows that a high level of parental involvement correlates with a positive college experience. A new student poll, conducted by the College Board and The Art and Science [...]
