Have You Ever Flown In A Helicopter?

 Last Update: July 20, 2021

  

 

So, have you? What's really amazing about this aircraft is that it can climb straight up, hover in one spot, and dart around in different directions like a giant fly.

Unlike an airplane or glider, a helicopter has wings that move. Unlike a balloon, a helicopter is heavier than air and uses an engine to fly.

A helicopter can even take us into the depths of a volcano crater to see the sights.

Helicopters make a lot of wind and noise, don't they? They are not noted for going fast but they have a particular job to do. They hover, rescue, and protect.

Some parents are like helicopters. They hover overhead to provide constant protection for their children. You probably have seen them. Maybe you know of someone like that, your Mom, Grandmother, your sister, a friend, or even you.

They pick up all the slack for their children. They're the ones who show up in school frequently to bring the lunches, coats, homework, and projects their children forgot.

They hover overhead just waiting for an opportunity to dart in and get their children off the hook. They're a self-appointed search-and-rescue team. They're like the Ghostbusters. Do you remember them?

Why do they do this? They say it's because they love their children. They can't stand to see them hurt. Perhaps that's because when their children hurt, they hurt as well.

Yet these parents may be confused. They think that love, protection, and caring are all the same. But they are not.

These parents won't allow their children to fail. That's sad. Failure is one of the greatest learning experiences of life. When you do something wrong, it provides you with the opportunity to do it right the next time.

But helicopter parents see their children's failures as their own. They rescue because of their own needs and they feel guilty if they could not help their children in such a time.

It's interesting to note that even in the olden years we know a lot of the most successful people who used failures for some of the greatest lessons in their lives. All throughout the history of mankind people failed and used that as lessons to overcome failures and succeed after.

Just keep this thought in mind. If we rescued our children from failure now, someday they will really fail and we won't be there. And they won't know how to handle it. Let them learn now so they can be prepared later.

Let them be children but give them the opportunity to fail on their own. You can be there to guide them and show them the way but leave them to figure out the solutions and how to overcome their failures through their own efforts.

They will thank you later on.

• How do you as a parent help your child during a time of struggles?
• Do you hover overhead and rescue your children?
• Do you take the responsibility to make it right for them?

Please do share your comments, likes, feedback, and your own experiences so we too can learn from them.

Thank you so much, my WA Family for reading my blog post today, and I do greatly appreciate you and your kind support.

God bless you all.

I love you all dearly.

Elizabeth

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