Five ways to avoid becoming a helicopter parent; What to watch with your kids: ‘Middle School,’ ‘The Great Gilly Hopkins’ and more; My daughter wasn’t paying attention in class. This is how I helped her.; The burden of private school guilt;     Please stop saying my adopted daughter is ‘lucky’ There are many words I would use to describe our daughter. Tough. Resilient. Determined. Silly. Cuddly. Stubborn. Lucky though? Probably not. By Mathangi Subramanian  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Five ways to avoid becoming a helicopter parent By Merete Kropp  •  Read more »   What to watch with your kids: ‘Middle School,’ ‘The Great Gilly Hopkins’ and more This pair of book-based films should entertain tweens. By Common Sense Media  •  Read more »   My daughter wasn’t paying attention in class. This is how I helped her. I tried everything to get my child to pay attention in class. Nothing registered. By Monica Leftwich  •  Read more »   The burden of private school guilt I had to set about the even more daunting task of trying to repair the damage done to my daughter, not just by the bullies, but by my own failure to protect her for so long. By Lea Page  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   News as it breaks Get immediate email when major national or political news breaks. You can also sign up for email alerts on: World News, Economy/Business, Technology, Health/Science/Environment, Entertainment or Sports at washingtonpost.com/newsletters. Sign Up »         Share On Parenting:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for On Parenting or a related newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071