A new survey reveals that helicopter parents are overly involved in their children’s job searches.

My 21-year-old daughter, Emma, is one of 1.6 millionstudents who will graduate from college this spring with a bachelor’s degree. Like most of them, she is looking for a job.

As parents, it can be a tricky time—trying to be sufficiently supportive of our kids without being too much of a crutch when they’re right on the cusp of independence.