The helicopter parents of the 1990s and early 2000s are now becoming grandparents. But for some, they've kept their "helicopter" moniker.
"Mom, those are my kids. You're 'grandma' now. Remember?"
That's what actor and TikTok momfluencer Selah Victor said to her mother in a recent social media video with more than 25,000 views. While she said it jokingly in the video, she touched on a tension brewing in households across the country: helicopter grandparenting.
Emily Greenberg, president and cofounder of the parenting coach platform Joy Parenting Club, said she has a couple of helicopter grandparents herself − and they live just around the block.
"Having support is amazing, but control is exhausting," she said, noting other parents without any family help might scoff at her annoyance. "I know I'm very lucky."
