A recent study was conducted to look at the parental and behavioral connection of helicopter parenting and establish the extent of helicopter parenting that was evident from other types of parental control. Participants in this study included 438 undergraduate students from four universities in the United States. Of which 320 women and 118 men, with at least one parent. The results shown revealed that helicopter parenting had a separate aspect from both behavioral and psychological control, and that it was positively associated with behavioral and psychological control. Evidence also showed that helicopter parenting was positively related to parental involvement and other positive parent-child relationship factors, but negatively associated with parental autonomy (Padilla-Walker). “Helicopter parenting” or “cosseting parenting” is the term often used in the media to describe a form of hyper-parenting in which parents discourage a child or children's independence by being too involved and paying extreme attention to their experiences and problems and they intervene if and when they deem it appropriate (Bergin). These types of intrusive and managerial parental behaviors appear to be enacted by a strong parental concern for the child's well-being and success (Padilla-Walker). While all parents want to see their children succeed, 86% of parents known to be overprotective are those who believe that being involved in their child's school would help them succeed ("The Problem"). Although some believe that closely supervising your children protects them, evidence shows that excessive parenting and monitoring of children negatively affects their d...... middle of paper ......ild, they stay close just in case of any emergencies and real dangers, but stay away so that the child gets into the habit of running to the parents for every problem (Skolnik). Another way to avoid this is for parents to keep in mind what kind of adults they are trying to raise. This leads to suffering for both the child and the parent. Letting the child struggle and be disappointed when failure occurs and having the parent guide them through this process teaches children how to deal with stress in the future (Bayless). A recent New York magazine includes stories of parents monitoring their children by reviewing homework, tests and projects. The key solution to helping your children is to understand how to get them to tune into their own motivation to get their work done and how to get parents to disconnect from their motivation to protect children from failure (Griffin).