Parenting Styles
Tim Elmore, Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future. Poet Gardner, 2010

Helicopter parents

hover over their kids and try to control every detail of their environment.

Karaoke parents

attempt to be their child's buddy, sounding and acting the same.

Dry-cleaner parents

drop their kids off for other parents and professionals to raise.

Volcano parents

are over-involved, then erupt suddenly over relatively minor issues.

Dropout parents

give up on the job, physically, emotionally or financially, and quit trying to raise their kids.

Bullied parents

are worn down by their strong-willed kids and give up on discipline.

         Commando parents

           have an authoritative style and focus on raising
           compliant and perfect children but wind up
           instilling anxiety.

Groupie parents

view their children as "stars who are to be honored and served." What the child wants, the child gets.