'Helicopter parents' use Facebook groups to arrange playdates for college kids – Fox News

Parents are using Facebook and WhatsApp groups to keep tabs on their kids who are away at college, sometimes arranging “playdates” and haircuts on their behalf.In an article from The Cut, moms revealed some of the most shocking posts on various message boards, including a parent wondering how their daughter can ask for more space in her dorm mini-fridge and another requesting the best places their college student could get a haircut.One parent named Jennifer considered quitting the Facebook group she joined for parents of first-year students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when she looked for information on what to pack her son for his freshman dorm experience.”Make sure you stick a pool noodle in the gap between the wall and the bed,” one member suggested.SOME TEACHERS ARE ‘COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED’ BY HELICOPTER PARENTS, SUFFERING ‘BURNOUT’: ESSAY College students walking on campus. “As soon as you’re telling me to buy a pool noodle so my precious son’s precious phone doesn’t fall on the floor if he drops it, I’m out,” Jennifer told the outlet.Most Facebook groups for parents of college students are often organized school-wide, while others refer to a specific graduating class, dorm, or extracurricular activity.The marketing agency Ellison Ellery
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