How Hard Do I Helicopter Parent? 

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Your child comes home in tears because they've had a big argument with their best friend and are now not friends at all. How do you handle this?

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  • A.
    Talk to my child about what happened and see if I can speak to the other kid's parents to help patch things up.
  • B.
    Talk to my child about the disagreement and offer advice on how they can handle it, give them some pointers on what to do.
  • C.
    Talk to my child and let them see if they have the skills to navigate the disagreement on their own.
• 2.
  Finding a balance between work, my personal life and my child(ren) is almost impossible for me 

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  • A.
    It's totally impossible, because my children come first and they take up so much of my energy.
  • B.
    Finding that balance is a priority for me, so I make it happen
  • C.
    It's a struggle, for sure, but I manage to get some time to my self in during the week.
• 3.
  Your child announces to you that they want to be a pop star in manner of Taylor Swift and are convinced that you need to buy them a guitar and guitar lessons. How do you support this?

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  • A.
    I will encourage them to start singing and writing but will wait to see if this is a fad or not before committing to guitar lessons
  • B.
    I'm okay with buying a guitar and I will encourage them to practice regularly before spending more money on lessons.
  • C.
    I'm okay with buying a guitar and if it's what they want I will get them a guitar teacher and set a regular schedule of lessons.
• 4.
  The new kid at school has invited your child over for a sleep-over, as you don't really know this family, what do you do?

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  • A.
    Call the host parent to get a sense of them and the plans for the evening and share any important information about your child.
  • B.
    Call the host parent to confirm the date and time and feel them out - and trust that your child will be able to navigate the sleepover experience.
  • C.
    Call the host parent to make sure they're ok and to provide a list of your child's food allergies, meds and your potential concerns
• 5.
  I sometimes worry if I am doing enough for my children or if I am getting it right.

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  • A.
    I worry about this a lot, and dread the day that I find out I could have done more or did get it wrong.
  • B.
    I'm doing the best I can and that is all I can do
  • C.
    I can go there once in a while and worry about things like that, sure.
• 6.
  You get a frantic call at work from your child who has left an important piece of homework at home. what do you do? 

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  • A.
    I feel horrible!! But realize there's not much I can do, sometimes they have to learn the hard way
  • B.
    I feel terrible!! I'll ask around the office to see if it's possible with my schedule and workload to see if I can grab it in my lunch break and take it to school.
  • C.
    I feel awful! I'd drop everything and tell the office I've got a personal emergency, run home and drop it off at school. No biggie.
• 7.
  Your child is struggling with a new subject in school and they seem really sad about it. What's your usual course of action?

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  • A.
    Offer to help your child with their homework and explore additional resources together.
  • B.
    Speak with the teacher to see if they can do anything, additional resources, extra reading that sort of thing. I'll keep an eye on their grades too.
  • C.
    Encourage your child to seek help from their teacher and classmates if they need assistance and to keep you posted if they still need help.
• 8.
  The responsibility of being a parent is sometimes overwhelming to me. 

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  • A.
    I wouldn't say overwhelming, but it is a big responsibility.
  • B.
    Yep, I sometimes feel overwhelmed with how much pressure there is on me to be a parent and to look after my child(ren)
  • C.
    If I were to think about it too much, I would get overwhelmed, so I just keep busy with what I have to do.
• 9.
  You get a frantic call at work from your child who has left an important piece of homework home. What do you do? 

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  • A.
    As painful as it is, I have to tell them I can't leave work and that we can discuss how to make sure we don't forget things later.
  • B.
    See if anyone in the office minds me using the lunchbreak to rush home, grab the homework and drop off at school.
  • C.
    Tell the boss I forgot about a dentist appointment, drop everything and run it over to the school.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  A Few Feet Off The Ground

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  Congratulations - you are pretty grounded, still anxiety can sneak in on us at anytime and make us be more helicopter-like. Find out how to make your family more anxiety-proof by taking our new parenting course.
• 2.
  Cruising Altitude

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  Let's just say you, might have some helicopter tendencies here! Some of your answers indicate you might be more likely to helicopter in some situations and are more relaxed in other areas - this is all totally normal, helicoptering is driven by anxiety, and who isn't anxious?! Find out how to make your family and parenting more anxiety-proof in our new online course. Sign up to find out more, here.
• 3.
  Hovering High!

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  Here's the deal - you might well be a helicopter parent, but all that means is that you have some anxiety when it comes to parenting - but who doesn't? It's the toughest job there is.You might want to learn about how helicoptering impacts your child though, not all of it is helpful. More importantly you might want to find some ways to lower that anxiety, that's why we created our anti-anxiety parenting course. Sign up to find out more below.