Meaning of snowplow parent | Babel Free

Definitions

A parent who intervenes to prevent their child from facing obstacles and difficulties.

US, derogatory

Equivalents

Examples

“Both helicopter and snowplow parents are raising children to believe they have few faults and will always be successful.”

“In A Nation of Wimps, Hara Marano observes that even the “Helicopter Parent” has become passé, having been replaced by the “Snowplow Parent.””

“When schools protect children from low marks they are acting as "snowplow" schools, just as parents can be snowplow parents by shoving adversity out of the child's path so they can have a happy life.”

“Learn ways to avoid being a competitive or snowplow parent.”

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