Tamarra Malone

Mr. Newman
English 101: Rhetoric
19 September 2014
Statement of Scope for the Annotated Bibliography
Every parent wants to protect their child from harm but when does the protection
become overbearing for the children? Overly intrusive parents are not only hindering their kids
from exploring the world it also makes the child think that they are not good enough to do stuff
on their own. Some say that hover parenting is the best way to insure the childs success yet most
children who were raised by meddling parents have a harder time adapting to life without their
parent. Although most parents believe watching their childrens every move will help them be
more successful, in reality this type of parenting just stops children from being self-reliant.
In this essay I will explore why overbearing parents stop their kids from reaching their
full potential. Most parents only want to protect their children from harm but parents cannot
protect their child from every life lesson. Helicopter parents are ultimately making their adult
child seem as though they are not capable of completing tasks on their own. It is okay to be
worried about the child's future but it is not okay for the parent to make the future for them. The
child should be able to decide what path they want to go down. When a child is raised by a
helicopter parent they start to resent the parent because they cant be the person they want to be.
They always have someone looking over their shoulder and turning up their nose at the decisions
they make. The child will start to lean on the parens more and more and will become a adult
child.
The selected bibliography include articles that explain why helicopter parenting is not the best
parenting style, what effect overbearing parenting has on a child, the aftermath of a helicopter
parent, and the childs real world experiences after being raised by a helicopter parent. Pamela
Knudson says that all parents want the same thing for their child, to be successful but some take
it too far and try to make their child successful in what they want their child in. The child should
be able to go into the workforce confident in what they can do but the parents control the child
every decision then they will doubt themselves in every aspect of their career. The Phi Kappa Phi
Forum talks about what how far a parent should go when assisting them in making life decisions.
They say that a parent should only give suggestions not orders. The opposing side to these
arguments say that the parents are just supporting the child. They say that this parenting style
gives the child a sense of comfort and shows the child that they will be there whenever they need
them.

Annotated Bibliography
Fingerman, Karen L., Cheng, Yen-Pi., Wesselmann, Eric D., Zarit, Steven., Furstenberg,
Frank., Birditt, Kira S.. "Helicopter Parents and Landing Pad Kids: Intense Parental Support of
Grown Children." Journal of Marriage and the Family 4(2012):880. eLibrary. Web. 18 Sep.
2014 In the article they talk about how helicopter parenting is a good support system for young
and old children. It says that helicopter parents are just providing their child with most amount of
support possible. The article says that parents that do hover only want the best for their child and
they feel that the only way for their child to succeed is if their are there every step of the way.
Helicopter Parenting: It's Worse Than You Think. eLibrary. Web. 16 Sep. 2014. In the
article they talk about how parents are becoming overly intrusive in their childrens lives. They
talk about how parents think that just because they pay the bills they have the right to be in their
adult children's personal business. The parents want to be able to save their children from every
problem that their child faces.
How Helicopter Parents Can Ruin Kids' Job Prospects (CNN). eLibrary. Web. 17 Sep.
2014. In the article they talk about how parents who intervene with their child's work life makes
the employer think that the child is not capable to work in a place of business. They say that
when parents call the employer it automatically take the child out of the running for the job. The
article says helicopter parenting may seem like the you are helping your child to success but
ultimately you are stopping them from different job ventures.
Manos, Ann, Mary.. "Helicopter Parents: Empathetic or Pathetic?." Phi Kappa Phi
Forum 3(2009):21. eLibrary. Web. 18 Sep. 2014. The article talks about what the limits are for a
parent. It talks about why people don't like the idea of a helicopter parent. It also says what
affects helicopter parenting can have on a child.

Pamela Knudson Grand Forks Herald. "Over-parenting deprives children of important

learning opportunities." McClatchy - Tribune Business News. 05 Aug. 2014 eLibrary. Web. 15
Sep. 2014. In the article they talk about how over parenting is rooted by fear, every parent wants
to protect their child from harm but you can not protect them from every life lesson. They also
talk about how over parenting is going to stop children from exploring life. This type of
parenting makes kids think that they are not good enough to do things on their own.