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One of my favorite pregnancy/childrearing books so far. The general premise is that German parents in many ways raise their children to be more self-reliant -- they walk to school alone at an early age, do lots of things unsupervised, have more dangerous playgrounds, etc. The theory, as Zaske puts it, is that this teaches kids to self-motivate and manage risk better and earlier, so they're generally better prepared to, well, start living their own lives successfully.
Obviously I'm simplifying things (as is Zaske) but the fundamental concept seems right to me. Helicopter parenting is a great way to make sure your children rely on you to make their decisions, provide their motivation, and manage their interests. This gave me lots to think about it terms of what kind of parent I want to be -- and what kind of child I want to raise, even if it's scary to yield control.
Obviously I'm simplifying things (as is Zaske) but the fundamental concept seems right to me. Helicopter parenting is a great way to make sure your children rely on you to make their decisions, provide their motivation, and manage their interests. This gave me lots to think about it terms of what kind of parent I want to be -- and what kind of child I want to raise, even if it's scary to yield control.