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She went on, \"This [lawnmower] parenting style really focuses on short-time goals for parents and their kids. Their question is, 'if I could make this easier for my child, why wouldn't I do that?'\"

Samar told \"Good Morning America\" that focusing on short-term parenting goals will take away from the practice of important, long-term goals that kids can benefit from like resiliency, grit, problem-solving, conflict resolution and coping skills.

One example: A parent connecting with a teacher on behalf of their child because he or she disagrees with a grade they received on an assignment.

Instead, the child, if capable, should learn to advocate for themselves, Samar noted.

\"When parents are removing obstacles for their child they are really taking away that opportunity for kids to learn those problem-solving techniques,\" she said.

But Samar also points out that the anonymous teacher who wrote the piece on lawnmower parenting also addresses that children who may suffer from anxiety, depression or other forms of mental illness, may need assistance from their parents to tackle common life dilemmas.

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\"The parents of these students may, understandably, try to remove struggles and challenges from their child’s life because they’ve seen the way their child has responded to other struggles and challenges in the past,\" the teacher explained.

Samar said since every child isn't at the same level make sure you know, as the parent, when and how to step in.

Elisabeth Fairfield Stokes, a mother of two, told \"GMA\" that she has heard of a parenting style like lawnmower, but it was referred to as \"snowplow\" parenting.

“Lawnmower sounds like an even more aggressive version,\" she said in a statement. \"I heard someone proudly describe themselves as such, how they clear any obstacles out of their child’s path so they can just do their thing.\"

In 2014, Stokes, 46, a professor at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, wrote a buzzed-about piece for Time magazine titled, \"I Am a Helicopter Parent -- And I Don't Apologize.\"

Stokes said she first heard the term helicoptering (think involved, protective) while teaching. Later, her perspective changed after her daughter had turned 8 years old.

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\"She was in the situation that she was not able to advocate herself,\" Stokes recalled to \"GMA\" in April. \"We were aware of the phenomenon of helicopter parents, so we held back a bit and we hesitated in terms of getting involved.\"

Although she said she faces criticism, Stokes doesn't mind the label of \"helicopter mom.\"

\"I believe in being involved, in being aware in what's going on and I don't mind if that's perceived as hovering,\" Stokes said.

As for advice to lawnmower parents who may face criticism, Stokes said it's better, rather, to focus on yours and your children's mental health as you raise them -- especially in teens, which she calls \"extremely important.\"

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