Helicopter parenting may not be useful

I stumbled across a Harvard Professor's comment on the upbringing of children which leads to the following link. How much influence that parents can have on their children? Many parents, especially the helicopter parents, believe parenting is the dominant factor for the children in their formative years. (Business Week even has an article "South Korea Tries to Curb Parents's Education Spending" since conspicuous spending on education has slowed down the consumers' spending and, in turn, slower economic growth ensues). Some psychologists, including the author of the famous but controversial book, "The Nurture Assumption", raise the doubt about the influence of parenting on children achievements, which I tend to agree to some extent.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1881384,00.html