Helicopter Mom

[HelenaKoonings]

Haha, that's how I was parented! GO PLAY OUTSIDE AND DON'T COME BACK TILL THE STREETLAMPS ARE TURNED ON.

[veson231]

True, these days they're bubble wrapping EVRYTHING and kids have absolutley NO experences with anything, when I was a kid, we rode in the beds of pickup trucks and no one cared.

[hardworkinwoman]

I can see someone that had a preemie telling people not to come over due to any cold symptoms.. other than that, yeah it would make no sense

[hardworkinwoman]

AWESOME VID!

[waivedwench]

Right on, coolmom!! My mother had the same attitude as you to parenting and-surprise, surprise!!-I turned out just fine!! I am a teacher and I see the results of helicopter parenting on a regular basis and it is not pretty!!

[ghjiop23]

"Get out come back when it;s dark"

If my parents said that I wouldn't be addicted this this computer.

[hkfan1980]

I don't get parents now :( someone said that if a kid falls off a bike and you run to the kid crying and hugging him/her you're making the child believe the bike fall was survivng a horrible accident. When I was a kid it was like"You broke anything? No then stick a bandage on it " XD

[prplhze2000]

Damn. Sh'e's hot.

[rainbowmuppet]

that's what my mom did when my brother and I were little! We had a huge yard and woods and an awesome playset at our old house...in the summer, she would do that.

[DartmouthAlum96]

If you don't have your child in a biohazard suit at a private school with teachers who are paid to inflate Ivy-League-geared grades, all the while giving your child a trophy for all of her/his accomplishments and adorning the refigerator with all of her/his artwork and straight A+++ report cards, not to mention 2100 SAT scores because you threatened to sue The College Board if little Jen/Justin didn't receive extra time (after all, s/he's anxious about tests)...then you're a negligent parent.

[thorugirl54321]

right on cool mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ur right parents care 2 much about their kids gettin germs and they forget to just let their kids hav freedom

[boysie30]

my mother in law almost has a heart attack when my toddler puts something in his mouth from the floor! Drives me crazy!! Luckily it didn't kill him.

[omchomsky]

I don't even bother with pto because the other mothers are so insane. We had a gingerbread decorating event a couple weeks ago and the parents were doing all the work.

[trinitymike]

I know, we loved when the neighbours or we got a new fridge or whatever, because the box could be used as an airplane or sub or whatever...

I wish I could send my kids out the door, like MY folks could..

[GoGoRillaChap]

or maybe she's exaggerating to make a point? Jeez people. wasn't the point of this vid to say to "relax a little"? world's so freakin' literal, i swear...use imagination people.

[skyrere]

hehehe... fantastic. I love it. I agree with it.

Wonderful message.

and such a beautiful little girl.

[immrmojorisin]

the only thing worse then overprotective mothers are the tragic ones who try to be cool

[heberthisaweirdo]

LOL! I wish my mum was as cool as her.

[thejerkey]

well i hope a bum DID piss in it so there. Mom - you're awesome. You sound just like my mom. So do you stand on the back porch and call my name out at the top of your lungs when you have a question, too?

[Dividend]

Good old boxes. You can't beat them. Its like a mystery device that can become anything... a fort, a time machine, a car, etc.

[darky490]

stfu

[k80kult]

"Come back when it's dark" That is what my mom said too, but there were six of us so I don't blame her. :)

[DjEndurancE]

Your last statement was right on! That's how I was raised, (although I was happy to go out on my own, no one ever had to make me!) and I don't think I would be the independant person I am today if that hadn't happened.

[janeinlights]

first!

i love this series and im not even a mom... not even close