It’s an exciting time, but it’s also a big change from the grade school routine we’ve known for 9 years (that includes kindergarten, she didn’t flunk or anything). One of the hardest things for me, so far, is that I’m not up on the details of her classes etc. like I was when she was in grade school.

Yes, I know what you’re saying: I shouldn’t be, she’s in high school.

I’m really not a helicopter parent (I don’t think), but I just like hearing about the details about what goes on at school, when the next quiz is, etc. It just gives me some context when I think about what she’s up to during the day.

Maybe it’s just general nosiness?

But, we all know the helicopter parent who berates the coach about their child’s playing time, or the one who calls their college aged child each morning to wake them up.

Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine has some advice for those parents who cross that fine line between involvement and smothering in his article, School Year Resolution for Helicopter Parents: Back Off.

It’s actually good advice for all parents, especially those who have older kids.

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Helicopter Parent School Year Resolutions