8 types of toxic parenting

1. helicopter parents – hover too close
2. karaoke parents – try too hard to be cool
3. dry-cleaner parents – drop their kids off for others to raise
4. volcano parents – erupt over minor issues
5. drop-out parents – let their kids down
6. bullied parents – don’t stand up to their kids
7. groupie parents – treat their kids like rock stars
8. commando parents – let rules rule over the relationship

I have seen 1, 4, 6, and 8 in person. Mean Girls showed #2. The Nanny Diaries featured #3. I think I’ll be most tempted by 4 & 8.

courtesy of Tim Elmore