MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'helicopter parents'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560284&cid=t_127962_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F12%2Fa-phone-call-may-be-as-effective-as-a-hug%2F At least when it comes to your body’s physiological responses. If you’re a young girl. So says a new study that studied young girls’ release of the stress hormone cortisol as well as their levels of the hormone oxytocin — thought to be important in social bonding — after a stressful public presentation. One group of girls talked to their mom on the telephone, another talked to them in person and received a hug, and a third group watched a neutral movie. The two groups who received mom-contact — whether it was by telephone or in-person — both had much lower levels of the stress hormone than the group that had no mom contact. Both groups also had significantly more of the bonding hormone, oxytocin. The upshot? A simple phone call to mom — if yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560284 Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:33 +0100 3560284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1658174&cid=t_127962_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F347662171%2F Charlie’s never been to summer camp. We’ve thought about it every year and been urged to send him off, and end up with these rationalizations: 1) He’s got Extended School Year until late July or early August—next week is his last week and, far from just “only maintaining” his skills, he’s moving ahead. It also looks like (following a class field trip last week) that he’s taking a liking to roller skating. 2) There’s a day camp run by the state’s Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) but—as another family we know told us—the pace is sloooooow and it’s not only for autistic children. Charlie’s done well in his current school placement because the pace is anything but slow; it’s intense and he&#... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1658174 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:15:15 +0100 1658174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=927889&cid=t_127962_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F04%2Fthe-cure-for-helicopter-parents-of-college-students%2F With the start of a new school year at universities and colleges in the US, there have been a flurry of news reports and newly released books discussing the problems that “helicopter parents” are causing. These parents are so named because they are still hovering around trying to take care of their students who are attending college. But, it is not just a parent problem. It is a child problem, too. For many of these college freshmen, this is the first extended time away from family. If they are not used to using a coin laundry, locating and taking public transportation or foraging for food on their own, freshman year becomes a struggle to learn about living alone along with studying and adjusting to a new social structure. Some students are natural adventurers, but others are... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=927889 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:09:04 +0100 927889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=882617&cid=t_127962_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F18%2Fsending-a-son-to-college-i-didnt-know-it-would-be-painful%2F We stood for a long moment at the entrance to airport security. At eight thirty five p.m., the usual bustle of this busy airport had slowed to a trickle of passengers and flight crews tired and happy to be home.  There were also a few travelers preparing to take a “red eye”, one of those late evening flights of last resort when you absolutely need to be at your destination at a certain time. My tall, curly haired 18 year old was preparing to board a late night flight alone to the East Coast to begin college.  He had traveled on his own last Spring on a decision making trip to choose between two great schools.  But, this felt so different from other times he has travelled. “Try to get some sleep on the plane going to Chicago,” I reminded him for the third... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=882617 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:11:28 +0100 882617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=700932&cid=t_127962_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F128560566%2F “Helicopter parent” is a term applied to parents of college students, or soon-to-be college students, who “hover”: They are said to intervene, or rather to interfer, in their children’s transitioning to the independence of college life by making academic decisions (such as scheduling courses), calling administrators regarding grades and roommates, and otherwise “stunting” their “children’s growth.” My own son is 10 years old and just finishing up 4th grade in a self-contained autism classroom in which he is taught, both at his desk and elsewhere in the classroom or the school building, 1:1 using ABA techniques and with regular pauses for what amounts to a sensory break. (Charlie rides a scooter, bounces on a big purple exercise b... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=700932 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:23:32 +0100 700932