The Rise of Helicopter Parenting on Campus
Placing wake-up calls. Tracking locations. Managing assignment deadlines. How hyper-involved moms and dads can’t seem to back off.
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Lisa Kadane
Lisa Kadane is an award-winning journalist based in Kelowna, B.C. She covers parenting, health, outdoor adventure, family travel and accessible travel for Canadian and U.S. publications. Her stories have appeared in Today’s Parent, Best Health, Canadian Business, The Toronto Star, AFAR, BBC Travel, CNN Travel, Travel + Leisure, and many others. She won Gold, Best Service Article, at the 2021 Canadian Online Publishing Awards for her Air Canada enRoute story, "Travelling with Disabilities: How Far We’ve Come, and Where We Go from Here."
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