I'm pretty certain that this problem is completely self-correcting.
Because once the nation of wimps become parents, they will be unable to actually cope with their own lives, let alone have enough psychic energy left over to helicopter parent their children.
Problem solved.
Ha!
Forever a pendulum...
Indeed. Because the following generation will have to raise itself, so they'll be strong and resilient. But they'll be so bitter about the lack of parental involvement that they'll swear they'll do better... and get hyperinvolved.
I'm convinced the helicopter parenting trend of today is a direct result of the latchkey kid trend of the 70s-90s.
