Hovering Parents
Danny Spitters
ENGL 1020
Final
Mrs. Thomas
Hovering Parents
An occurring epidemic has entered into the relationships between parents and their young adult children. These children have greater parental attention than any generation before and these children are known as the “millennial children”. Millennial children are those that were born between (1982-2000) and their parents are part of the baby boomer generation. The issue occurring within these relationships is that these parents are emotionally supporting these children, which in turn ends up crippling these young adults. Even though parents who choose to financially support and emotionally support their adult children have the best intentions, their actions however, give …show more content…
As a result, students often cannot analyze important decisions associated with the high school-to college transition, making bad choices regarding…unresolved and escalating conflicts with roommates; and academic dishonesty” …show more content…
According to Joel Lampert, who is the assistant director of orientation at Pacific University, “The average cost of tuition at US private, four-year, colleges and universities was 5.9% higher for the 2008-2009 year than in 2007-2008, totaling about $25,143” (8). Lampert then confirms that this makes parents “co-investors” in their children’s education and motivated to protect that investment (7). At the college level students are expected of the following; completing assignments, attending classes, developing set skills, time-management, and dealing with different stress levels. College is a time in which young adults turn into adults, and where responsibilities must be prioritized appropriately. Parents may see this as threat to their child or to their “investment.” Parents then become protective of their child and decide to step in and intervene trying to control that investment. According to Glenn Kepic, an assistant director and academic advisor at the University of Florida says, “Parents often feel that their child is “too busy” to handle the bureaucracy of college so they must do it for them” (2). He also says, “Some parents believe their child is not capable of handling tough situations themselves and they require the assistance of an “adult”
ENGL 1020
Final
Mrs. Thomas
Hovering Parents
An occurring epidemic has entered into the relationships between parents and their young adult children. These children have greater parental attention than any generation before and these children are known as the “millennial children”. Millennial children are those that were born between (1982-2000) and their parents are part of the baby boomer generation. The issue occurring within these relationships is that these parents are emotionally supporting these children, which in turn ends up crippling these young adults. Even though parents who choose to financially support and emotionally support their adult children have the best intentions, their actions however, give …show more content…
As a result, students often cannot analyze important decisions associated with the high school-to college transition, making bad choices regarding…unresolved and escalating conflicts with roommates; and academic dishonesty” …show more content…
According to Joel Lampert, who is the assistant director of orientation at Pacific University, “The average cost of tuition at US private, four-year, colleges and universities was 5.9% higher for the 2008-2009 year than in 2007-2008, totaling about $25,143” (8). Lampert then confirms that this makes parents “co-investors” in their children’s education and motivated to protect that investment (7). At the college level students are expected of the following; completing assignments, attending classes, developing set skills, time-management, and dealing with different stress levels. College is a time in which young adults turn into adults, and where responsibilities must be prioritized appropriately. Parents may see this as threat to their child or to their “investment.” Parents then become protective of their child and decide to step in and intervene trying to control that investment. According to Glenn Kepic, an assistant director and academic advisor at the University of Florida says, “Parents often feel that their child is “too busy” to handle the bureaucracy of college so they must do it for them” (2). He also says, “Some parents believe their child is not capable of handling tough situations themselves and they require the assistance of an “adult”