The rising trend of “helicopter parenting,” or hovering over a child’s educational, social, extracurricular, and home life, has been praised by some as true dedication to one’s kids and decried by others for potentially smothering a child’s independent development. Here are the pros and cons of helicopter parenting:

PROS



Only way to prevent your children from being abducted, molested, and then murdered



Get to watch every precious moment of your child’s transformation into a fully neurotic cream puff of an adult



No need for child to waste time developing their own dreams and ambitions



Forgot how fun it is to build toothpick molecules



You quit your career for this kid, remember? You gave up everything, and now you’re just going to let them get a B in French?



Guarantees you’re there to support your child when they have a nervous breakdown due to your overbearing parenting style




CONS

