Most of us have heard the term “helicopter parent.” But what exactly does it mean, and what effect does such an over-protective parenting style have on kids? KSC psychology prof Neil Montgomery has done what may well be one of the first studies of that student/parent relationship, which he presented recently at the Association of Psychological Science Convention in Boston. The results were highlighted in LiveScience, and from there, picked up by media outlets around the world, including USA Today, Yahoo!, and FOXNews.