Helicopter parents not doing enough to let children fail. Poll: Do you agree that parents should let their children fail so they can learn from their mistakes? Yes No Total votes: 7980. Would you like to vote? You will need Cookies enabled to use our Voting Feature. <strong>Would you like to vote? Poll closed 3 Apr, 2010 Disclaimer: These polls are not scientific and reflect the opinion only of visitors who have chosen to participate. THE belief that regular praise will improve the self-esteem of students has backfired, with educators urging over-anxious parents to let their children fail so they can learn from their mistakes. Parents were also doing too much for their children who were becoming less resilient and unable to cope with failure. As new research shows that members of Generation Y are entering the workforce with an inflated sense of their abilities, principals are warning ''helicopter parents'' against putting too much pressure on children to be successful, which could discourage them from risking failure.
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