• Sure Signs You're A Helicopter Mom

    By Tina Case | Parent Grapevine | Yahoo Motherboard – Wed, Jul 21, 2010 7:57 AM EDT

    One thing I have learned in my eighteen years as a parent is you never want to hear you're a "Helicopter Mom". I heard this term for the first time a few days ago and instantly thought to myself, "OMG, am I one of those moms who hovers around her kids all the time?"

    So I set off to find examples and was fortunate to have found the flight journal of a well known Helicopter Mom.

    My understanding is this mom's helicopter hovered too long and crash-landed. Her children never learned how to do anything on their own so they never conducted a search and rescue mission.

    Diary of a Mad Helicopter Mom:

    · Stopped by Jill's elementary school to see if she ate the high-Omega3 lunch I made her. Made sure she didn't sneak in any high calorie cookies from her best friend. Then walked over to the restroom to wet a wash cloth and wipe her mouth to be sure her face was clean. Whatever happened to PB&J on Wonderbread and letting them wipe their mouth on their T-shirt sleeve?

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  • Should parents fly on the same airplane when traveling without kids?

    By Katie Dillon | Yahoo Motherboard – Sat, Jul 17, 2010 7:13 PM EDT

    As parents, we all need the occasional break. Taking a coveted vacation without the kids, however, raises logistical questions. My daughter is now 3 and old enough for an extended stay with her grandparents. As I started researching travel destinations, this hit me like a ton of bricks:

    Do my husband and I fly together or should we book separate flights?

    In the event of a complete disaster, are we better off splitting up so one parent survives to raise our daughter?

    Facts: The odds dying in a car crash are much higher than an airplane. Do you always take a road trip or go to a restaurant in a separate car from your partner? I would guess, probably not.

    According to Wikipedia airplane safety statistics:

    • The odds of dying in a car crash are 40 per 1 billion journeys
    • The odds of dying in a plane crash are 117 per billion journeys
    We drive a lot more than we fly. Think about how many car journeys you take in comparison to plane journeys. For example, I Read More »

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