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A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover overhead, they do not stay long, and then they leave, only to return. Although some parents enthusiastically describe themselves as "helicopter parents," this trend is ironic, as the phrase is almost exclusively pejorative when used in journalism and other media. ==Origins== The metaphor appeared as early as 1969 in the bestselling book ''Between Parent & Teenager'' by Dr. Haim Ginott, which mentions a teen who complains: "Mother hovers over me like a helicopter..."〔Dr. Haim Ginott (1969), ''Between Parent and Teenager'', p. 18, New York, NY: Scribner. ISBN 0-02-543350-4.〕 It gained wide currency when American college administrators began using it in the early 2000s as the Millennial Generation began reaching college age. Their baby-boomer〔 and Generation X parents in turn earned notoriety for practices such as calling their children each morning to wake them up for class and complaining to their professors about grades the children had received. Summer camp officials have also reported similar behavior from parents. University of Georgia professor Richard Mullendore blames the rise of the cell phone for the explosion of helicopter parenting — having called it "the world's longest umbilical cord".〔Briggs, Sarah; (Confessions of a 'Helicopter Parent' ) (PDF), retrieved May 1, 2006〕 Some parents, for their part, point to rising college tuitions, saying they are just protecting their investment or acting like any other consumer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helicopter parent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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