Helicopter Parenting

Mini-Debates

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read about the parenting style known as "helicopter parenting." Students discuss the impetus behind this kind of parenting and consider its merits and challenges. Useful expressions for debates are included.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
agreeing & disagreeing
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

hover
swoop
stem from
micromanage
step up
go to great lengths
offspring
ethical
perpetuate
surveillance
exert
obtain
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane