Helping or Helicoptering

 You just brought your kid’s forgotten lunch to school. Again. Is that helping or helicoptering?  You know overparenting when you see it— in other people. Sometimes it’s harder to gauge in yourself.  As moms go, Margaret tends toward the laissez-faire, and Amy towards the shall-we-say particularly attentive. In this episode we tease out    * our own worst bad calls on this topic  * the best question to ask yourself when you’re not sure if you’re hovering or just helping  * why you need to start letting your kids fail now    Perhaps it’s best to just keep in mind Margaret’s solemn words of advice:  When in doubt, let your children be more miserable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices