“Snowplow (扫雪机) parenting” is the newest parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, calling their college kids to wake them up so that they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
“‘Helicopter (直升机) parenting’ means monitoring their kids’ every activity, which is out of date.” Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote in The New York Times. “Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: clearing any problems in their children’s path to success so that they don’t have to meet failure or lose opportunities.”
There is a mother who started a charity in her son’s name to try to raise his chances of being accepted to the college. Another couple of parents spent years helping their daughter avoid foods with sauce, which she didn’t like. Once she got to college, she had problems with the food in her school because it was all covered in sauce.
A survey says that three-quarters of parents of children between the ages of 18 and 28 ask for doctor visits or haircuts for their children, and 11% say they would call their kids’ bosses whether their children are having an issue at work.
As reported, wealthy parents try to get their children into top colleges by giving a large amount of money to a school, such as paying for a building. This parenting has become the most popular way to raise children, whatever the income, education, or race is.
Julie, a teacher at Stanford, told the Times that “snowplow parenting” is not a reasonable approach. “The parents should prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid,” she said.
【小题1】According to paragraph 2, “helicopter parenting”________.| A．was once a popular parenting style | B．clears problems for kids |
| C．encourages kids to care for themselves | D．is preferred by more parents |
| A．argue for the “snowplow parenting” style |
| B．give examples of “snowplow parenting” |
| C．explain the idea of “snowplow parenting” |
| D．offer some advice on “snowplow parenting” |
| A．Parents should be prepared to deal with the problems their kids meet. |
| B．Parents should never do anything for their kids until problems turn up. |
| C．Kids should develop the ability to face challenges with the help of parents. |
| D．Kids should always be independent of their parents no matter what happens. |
| A．Clear the Way for Your Kids |
| B．Have Your Eye on Your Kids |
| C．“Helicopter Parenting”—The Same Old Story |
| D．“Snowplow Parenting”—The More Help, The Better? |
