Helicopter Parents & Reponsible Children

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/14/when-parents-hover-and-kids-dont-grow-up New York times - Sunday July 15. Check out the link which is a following discussion of the article in the Sunday edition about hovering parents and the question are kids getting programmed too much? Involved parents are important to the growth and development of children. When is too much? When is not enough? Allowing a four year old to decide when it is safe to cross the street might be rushing experience learning. But when is the time to allow for consequences and let the kid figure it out? Interesting article and the following discussion.