Re:Free-range parenting outside the US
by pimmen on Saturday August 04, 2018 @05:57AM
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We have the same words for it in Sweden, guess it's a Nordic thing because I've heard "curling" used in Norway too.
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Re:Free-range parenting outside the US
by wccrawford on Saturday August 04, 2018 @06:54AM
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"Helicopter parent" is definitely used a lot here in the US.
"Curling parent" is new to me, but as a nation, we aren't really into Curling. You have to have a good image of the thing in your mind for it to really catch on as a phrase.
That said, I think it's a very good image for how those parents treat their children.
Canada is much more into Curling than we are, and I wonder if they use that term.
Re:Free-range parenting outside the US
by cbcoutinho on Saturday August 04, 2018 @06:55AM
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In the states I've heard the term 'bulldozer-parenting', but I like the curling one more now
Snowplow parenting too.
Well, if it's an apt term maybe its spread to the United States might make the overprotecting parents reflect.
”Helicopter parent” is definitely an international term. ”Curling parent” is then a local adaptation.
Re:Free-range parenting outside the US
by intothemild on Saturday August 04, 2018 @06:14AM
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Yeah we use curling here in Norway. Same with helicopter.