A HELICOPTER PARENT is a parent who is overly involved in the life of his or her child:
I think you’re patronizing your daughter. You’re a helicopter parent.
Of course I’m interested in my children’s lives, but don’t worry, I’m not one of those helicopter parents.
Honey, let’s not become helicopter parents. Our son needs some privacy.
She must know everything, I mean it, literally everything, about what her daughter is doing, who she is seeing or where she is going. She’s the most terrible helicopter parent I ever saw.
Honey, let her go to the party. You wouldn’t like to be accused by her of being a helicopter parent, would you?
Here’s the video version of this article: