The New York Times sees Karen Levin Coburn weaning parents from their college-bound children.
Samuel G. Freedman writes (excerpt):
In fleecy tones, she set about weaning parent from child. She talked about the need to appreciate a child’s “four I’s”: independence, intimacy, identity and intellectual development. She suggested that the parents see themselves as coaches for their children, available to share advice and wisdom when asked but as much as possible pointing them toward support services on the campus rather than offering to solve every problem.