Is “Snowplow” Parenting Creating Snowflakes?

The recent college-admissions scandal (see: “Ivy League Admissions for Sale”) is appalling in many respects. But as The New York Times observes, it’s only the latest and most public example of “snowplow” parenting gone awry. Unlike the helicopter parents of decades past, NYT writes that today’s parents resemble snowplows “clearing any obstacles in their…