Helicopter Parent Test

2. I know all of my child’s homework assignments and deadlines.

3. It’s important for me to be able to know where my child is at all times.

4. My child and I have an equal responsibility to make them the strongest possible college applicant.

5. I keep track of all of my child’s grades online and have no plans to stop.

6. If I can take action to keep my child from experiencing a failure or setback, I will do it.

7. It’s very important that my child feel that they are independent.

8. If my child is having a lot of trouble with a school assignment, I might do part of it for them.

9. A parent should do what they can to clear any potential obstacles to their child’s success.

10. When my child isn’t getting along with a friend or classmate, I will call the other child’s parent to try to fix it.

11. It is important to me that my kids not experience the failures and regrets that I did growing up.

12. I will not hesitate to talk to a teacher if I think my child should have received a higher grade than they got.

13. It’s important for me to know who my child is with at all times.

14. My child’s success or failure says a lot about me and my performance as a parent.

15. If my child were having trouble with a professor in college, I would call a dean to talk about it.

16. I have called a school or league to request that my child is placed with a specific teacher or coach.

17. When my child is out at night, they need to check in with me regularly.

18. It’s important for me to know what my child is doing at all times.

19. When I can step in to solve my child’s problem, I feel like I’ve done my job as a parent.

20. I’m not sure my child could succeed in school without my involvement.