snowplowparent
nounA snowplow parent is a mom or dad who clears away every problem so their kid never has to struggle.
The teacher said the snowplow parent called the school three times to complain about a homework assignment.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A parent who does their child's schoolwork or talks to teachers to fix grades.
The snowplow parent emailed the teacher to ask for extra credit on behalf of her son.
3. A parent who removes any small obstacle from a child's daily life, like chores or disagreements with friends.
As a snowplow parent, he phoned his daughter's friend's mom to settle a playground argument.
4. A style of parenting that tries to make a child's path perfectly smooth and free of failure.
Snowplow parents often mean well, but kids may not learn how to handle setbacks.