NPR: Helicopter Parents https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126952917 Helicopter Parents en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:22:20 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Helicopter Parents https://www.npr.org/tags/126952917/helicopter-parents The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting Many parents think they can shape their child into a particular <em>kind</em> of adult. Psychologist Alison Gopnik says the science suggests otherwise. Mon, 28 May 2018 22:35:55 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/05/28/614054515/the-carpenter-vs-the-gardener-two-models-of-modern-parenting https://www.npr.org/2018/05/28/614054515/the-carpenter-vs-the-gardener-two-models-of-modern-parenting

Many parents think they can shape their child into a particular kind of adult. Psychologist Alison Gopnik says the science suggests otherwise.

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]]> Shankar Vedantam The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting Many parents think they can shape their child into a particular kind of adult. Psychologist Alison Gopnik says the science suggests otherwise. Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:01:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2017/12/11/569907638/the-carpenter-vs-the-gardener-two-models-of-modern-parenting https://www.npr.org/2017/12/11/569907638/the-carpenter-vs-the-gardener-two-models-of-modern-parenting

Many parents think they can shape their child into a particular kind of adult. Psychologist Alison Gopnik says the science suggests otherwise.

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]]> Rhaina Cohen What Kind Of Parent Are You? The Debate Over 'Free-Range' Parenting When a Maryland family let their children walk home alone from a park, it drew the authorities' attention and helped spark a national conversation. Two moms with differing views weigh in. Sun, 26 Apr 2015 09:21:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402226053/what-kind-of-parent-are-you-the-debate-over-free-range-parenting https://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402226053/what-kind-of-parent-are-you-the-debate-over-free-range-parenting

When a Maryland family let their children walk home alone from a park, it drew the authorities' attention and helped spark a national conversation. Two moms with differing views weigh in.

]]> NPR Staff Call Your Mother We'd packed the family minivan to capacity, with clothes, a mini-fridge, and extra-long sheets. After a 12-hour, 600-mile haul up I-81, we were in remote Ithaca (Gorges!), with several-thousand other families Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:59:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/09/call_your_mother.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/09/call_your_mother.html We'd packed the family minivan to capacity, with clothes, a mini-fridge, and extra-long sheets. After a 12-hour, 600-mile haul up I-81, we were in remote Ithaca (Gorges!), with several-thousand other families

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