Which sitter is likely to become a helicopter parent?

[CharlotteTJohanssen]

As the title says lol. They don’t have to be overbearing, just the type to keep scheduling and look at their grades and stuff, not like doing it for them lol.

I can see Mary Anne being one of those moms that likes to know their kids schedules down to a T and making sure homework gets done every night. What do you guys think? Kristy also seems like the type to be a soccer mom. 

[oldhickory]

I could see Mallory as a helicopter mom. She grew up feeling lost in a huge crowd and underappreciated by her parents, so I find it totally believable that she would have a small number of kids and be super involved with each of them. I also see Shannon's kids being in tons of clubs and Shannon running a tight ship.

I don't see any of them being a helicopter parent in the negative sense (not letting their kids be independent/make decisions, fighting their kids' battles for them) but these two I definitely see being more hands-on.

[cnj]

I don't see any of them being helicopter parents at all, although yes, I can see Shannon wheedling her kids to join lots of clubs and all and herself being involved in many of those clubs.

The hyper-helicopter parents are the sort that Mary Anne dreads dealing with today as a teacher/counselor, so with her own kids, she'd allow them lots of freedom and wouldn't interfere too much.

I see Mary Anne more of a sort of "community" parent...often having several of her students at her house for dinner or overnighters and the students and her own kids chatting and getting to know one another in a series of small groups.

She'd especially help students from poor families and from dysfunctional families and her own kids would benefit by meeting a huge variety of families and kids from all walks of life.

Especially during the worst of the pandemic when schools were closed, Mary Anne would help her students and her own kids stay connected in-person socially.

I see Kristy being a soccer coach of several teams rather than just a soccer mum.

She would pass on tips and pointers to her own kids about good sporting behavior and how important teamwork is.

She would pass on tips and pointers to her own kids about good sporting behavior and how important teamwork is.

Several of her kids would be on various sports teams...I can see a couple of her daughters being on football teams

Kristy would often celebrate team victories by having her players and her own kids join together for victory sports parties at her house or out to eat.

I actually think Mallory would be sort of a laid-back parent being that she grew up in a laid-back casual, loose big family.

[CharlotteTJohanssen]

May 6, 2021 12:57:44 GMT -5 oldhickory said:

I could see Mallory as a helicopter mom. She grew up feeling lost in a huge crowd and underappreciated by her parents, so I find it totally believable that she would have a small number of kids and be super involved with each of them. I also see Shannon's kids being in tons of clubs and Shannon running a tight ship.

I don't see any of them being a helicopter parent in the negative sense (not letting their kids be independent/make decisions, fighting their kids' battles for them) but these two I definitely see being more hands-on.

That’s how I see them too. Also Shannon makes a lot of sense too.

[cnj]

Agreed mostly about Shannon. Not so much the others, although I do see Mal having a smaller family...maybe three kids for her, tops.

Kristy, I definitely see her having a huge family with a mix of both birth kids and adopted kids.

I also see Kristy, Claudia, Stacey and Mary Anne and probably Mallory, Jessi and Abby and possibly Dawn occasionally taking in foster kids.

I just had a thought of Karen Brewer coming back from her South African archeology expedition with two siblings she adopted. 😁😁😁