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Other times it sounds more like, “I can’t connect with her; I feel shut out,” or even, “I know I’m being a helicopter mom, but she is a major procrastinator.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

And Zack’s helicopter mom still accompanies her twentysomething son to the set.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

She can hover like a helicopter mom or bully like a bulldozer mom.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022

I don’t think you’re a helicopter mom, nor do I think your partner is being that helpful here.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2019

“Well, my daughter said a few years ago, she said, ‘Mom, you’re not a helicopter mom like some of my friends – you’re a submarine mom,’” the senator recalled.

From US News • Sep. 10, 2014