Tot Block: When a small child finally gains enough comfort at the playground to approach another child to play and a parent steps in and does something to disturb the flow, like adjust the clothing or offer a juice box, and the new potential friend is scared away.

Helicopter Parent: is a colloquial, early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her child’s or children’s experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. The term was originally coined by Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay in their 1990 book Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility

Any others you can think of, please let me know.

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