Tiger Mom, Helicopter Dad: You Both Have It Wrong

This Advice to Parents Is More Vital Than Ever

Melinda Blau
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5 min readFeb 18, 2014

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The Culture (or Cult?) of Overprotectiveness

“Any thoughts on sleep-unders?” a reporter asks in an email. “I’m looking for a parenting expert to speak to that …”

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Melinda Blau
Modern Parent

Writer/speaker/observer of relationships, I'm a hip old lady at large. I cover the dramas we all play out. Writing's a bitch, but it makes me happy.