TALLAHASSEE, FL -- As thousands of young adults prepare to leave the nest and attend college for the first time, parents may want to examine whether they are kind and supportive or hovering into helicopter parent territory.
On Monday's Sunrise, researchers from Florida State University offered insight on what 'helicopter parenting' is and how to avoid it.
According to the FSU website, "researchers surveyed more than 460 college students, ages 18 to 25, about how their mothers influenced their life decisions by asking the students how their mothers would respond to sample situations. They specifically looked at mothers because they are traditionally in the primary caregiver role".
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