Apr 28, 2020
Dr. Chrystyna Kouros is the Associate Professor Of Psychology
and The Director of The Family Health and Development Lab at
Southern Methodist University.
In Dr. Kouros’ research, she studies how the quality of the family
environment contributes to adolescents’ socio-emotional
development, with a specific interest in adolescent depression.
Among family factors, Dr. Kouros studies the overall quality of
family relationships, and has more specific interests in children’s
exposure to everyday interparental conflict and parental
depression, as well as exposure to helicopter parenting among
emerging adults. The motivation underlying her research is to use
the findings to develop a program of family-based preventive
interventions to improve and strengthen the lives of children and
families.
In this episode, Dr. Kouros and Dr. Bob have an in depth discussion about helicopter parenting. Helicopter parenting is a level of involvement in your child's life that is developmentally inappropriate.
They also talk about how helicopter parenting inhibits a child's
crucial skills in regards to:
– Problem solving
– Regulating their behavior
– Decision making
This is a very interesting and informative discussion that every parent needs to hear.