The chapter highlights the associated aspects of childhood and adolescence, raised by helicopter parenting. Low self-efficacy, lack of trust on peers, and alienation from peers have also been associated with helicopter parenting. The difficulties in emotional regulation, academic productivity, and social skills among children raised by helicopter parenting have been reported in the literature. When there are positive effects of helicopter parenting, there are negative outcome and impacts that have also been studied. Higher life satisfaction and better psychological wellbeing have been found in the children of highly intrusive parents.

Recent literature has got huge attention on this parenting style and debating the pros and cons on the development of child.

Helicopter parents overly protect their children from the difficulties by setting some set of instructions without consideration of the uniqueness of their children.

A particular parenting style influences all phases of development and life style of adolescent. Helicopter parenting is a unique form of parenting style that is generally described as highly intensive and highly involved with the children.

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