"Snowplow parents" are the battering rams among the "helicopter parents" They personally eliminate problems for their children. Only tiger parents are more quick-tempered, says psychologist Claus Koch.
Children of helicopter parents often lack social competence and initiative, says Dr. Stephan Bender, Director of the Clinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy of Childhood and Adolescence at the University Hospital of Cologne. Parents are increasingly prone to excessive protection, says Psychologist Claus Koch, which could lead to a "generation unviable"