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    "Helicopter parenting" describes a style of raising Children where parents are over-protective and do too much. The term describes parents who hover over their kids at home and on the playground like a helicopter. Today, modern technology allows these helicopter parents to hover from even far away. They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere.

    Julie Lythcott-Haims wrote a book titled How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for Success. In her book, she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style. She also explains why parents should stop it.

    Julie Lythcott-Haims says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of first year students at Stanford University. The incoming students, or freshmen, she says, were very smart and accomplished on paper. But many were unable to take care of themselves. "They were turning to parents constantly for guidance, for problem solving, to have them make the choice about something."

    Lythcott-Haims warns this kind of parenting has many short-term wins but long-term costs that harm the child. She uses an area common to most children—a playground. Lythcott-Haims suggests letting your child get a little hurt.

    "If you do your child's homework, it will be perfect. That is what she calls the short-term win. The long-term cost is that your child may not feel capable. And they do not become a determined learner, meaning they will give up easily when faced with a difficult problem to solve." So what can parents do if they want to break the over-parenting "helicopter" cycle? Reading Julie's book, you can follow some ways to stop hovering over your children. In a word, when kids have all the skills to take care of themselves, they will be prepared for adulthood.

(1) The underlined words "hover over" in Paragraph I probably mean ________
A. deal with B. fly over C. stare at D. circle around
(2) What does the "helicopter parent" believe?
A. Short-term wins can harm the kids. B. Learning from failure is helping kids. C. Trying to make decisions should be valued. D. Getting protection from parents is necessary.
(3) What should parents do for their children based on Julie's study?
A. Encourage them to do what they can do. B. Help them grow with parents' protection. C. Guide them in doing as parents do or say. D. Prevent them from playing on a playground.
(4) What would be the best title for the text?
A. How to Break the 0vet-parenting Cycle B. How to Help Adults with Their Problems C. Helicopter Parenting Is Well Worth Trying D. Helping Children Too Much Is Hurting Them