Some parents want to continue parenting even after their kids go to college. Helicopter parents, as they are called, try to remain as involved as possible in the lives of their collegiate offspring, despite admonitions against coddling them into a state of arrested development.
Many colleges politely tolerate doting parents. The University of Tennessee at Martin welcomes them.
The university has given parents access to a website where they can see what courses their children have signed up for and whether they have been missing classes.
The site, called MyUTMartinParent Portal, recently reported by eCampus News, also shows parents their students' midterm and final grades. It alerts parents to any warnings that professors have issued about the behavior or academic performance of their child, as well as any financial-aid paperwork that might be missing.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/u-of-tennessee-at-martin-encourages-helicopter-parents-to-hover/50917