Snowplow parenting

The recent college admission bribery scandal has generated at least one new term: snowplow parents.

This is being defined as moms and dads who clear out everything standing in their child’s path to success. Some observers say it’s obsessive helicopter parenting, or extreme monitoring.

Parents have always had to draw a fine line between helping a child and helping a child too much. The ongoing media commentary is continuing to profile snowplow parents who rob children of learning how to solve problems and develop adult skills.

Perhaps all this attention will trigger some moms and dads to look more closely at where they draw that line.