How to let go and allow your children to be independent


By AGENCY

So-called helicopter parents may have an extra hard time letting their child go once they decide to be independent and live on their own. — dpa

It is always an anxious time when kids are preparing to leave the nest, and perhaps particularly so for parents who tend to be watchful and cosset their youngsters.

We have child psychologists to thank for the phrase “helicopter parents”.

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