Are you a Helicopter Parent? Take our quiz
Some call it overparenting or micromanaging, but helicopter parenting comes from good intentions – we all want the best for our kids. How close we’ll hover over our children – strapping “crawling helmets” on our infants or going to job interviews with our college graduates – is what earns us our pilot’s wings. Monitor staff devised this 50-question quiz on parenting style, based on real-life experiences. Test your rotor speed. There are no wrong answers, just more or less micromanagerial ones.
Question 1 of 21
1. When your baby drops a cookie on the floor, you:
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Scrape it off and hand it back. |
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Throw it out. |
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Use the 3-second rule: Grab it within 3 seconds and hand it back; otherwise, throw it out.. |
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Let the dog and baby vie for it. |
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