April 14, 2006
Survey Provides Further Evidence of High Parental Involvement With College Students
Parents of college students today, often referred to as "helicopter parents" for their hovering habits, are in frequent contact with their children, according to a survey report released in March by the College Parents of America.
Of the 839 parents surveyed, 74 percent communicated with their student two or three times a week and one in three did so at least once a day.
Ninety percent of parents said they used cellphones to keep in touch with their children, and 58 percent
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