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Understanding the Helicopter Parent Mindset

by Sean Cook January 29, 2010 For College Parents

Every day, I get closer to understanding the Helicopter Parent mindset.

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Seeking Guests for My New BlogTalkRadio Show!

by Sean Cook December 11, 2009 Higher Ed Life Coach on BlogTalkRadio

I recently registered with BlogTalkRadio to host a show online on college life topics. For the new Higher Ed Life Coach talk show, I am seeking guests for a variety of college life topics, including: Helicopter Parents and the People Who Deal with Them! Social Media and College and Discipline Issues and Parental Involvement. If you are interested in being a guest, or can recommend someone who might be a good guest for one or more of these topics, please e-mail me at sean@higheredlifecoach.com or send me a direct tweet to hghredlifecoach on Twitter.

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College Student Development: Moving from Autonomy to Interdependence

by Sean Cook November 28, 2009 For College Parents

Development of emotional autonomy involves a gradual decrease in the need for approval and reassurance of others, toward independence and self regulation. Recognition of interdependence follows from independence as the student finds a middle ground between being one’s own person and slavish conformity.

How can parents support this natural development? How can college students assert autonomy and move toward interdependence?

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