text: Disagree.  Helicopter parents are putting their own needs first...the need to be seen as uber supportive and perfect parents.  Helicopter parents tend to love posting to social media to document it.  But it's really about them, not the kids.    Helicopter parents protect their kids from failures and hurts, rather than teaching resiliency, lest it be a reflection on them as parents.  This is how we get snowflakes with glass jaws who fall apart when life throws them a punch.