After our conversation about helicopter parents, who hover closely over their children, and the Danish term curling foraeldre, or “curling parents,” who sweep away problems ahead of their children, much like people sweeping the ice in curling, a listener in the Czech Republic proposes a term for a more laissez-faire parenting style. If you’re a golf parent, you do your best to point your kid in the right direction, and then let them fly. This is part of a complete episode.
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