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The purpose of this study is to examine the elements of helicopter parenting perceived by undergraduate students by a QUAN/QUAL sequential mixed method approach. This study involved quantitative analysis of 412 single undergraduate student survey data and qualitative analysis of data collected from 40 undergraduates’ responses on online open-ended survey questions. According to quantitative analysis, elements of helicopter parenting consist of problem solving on behalf of their children, enmeshment, and the use of excessive supervision and advice. Corroborating the results of the quantitative analysis, the qualitative analysis shows similar results including management, deep involvement, and protection for their children and reveals what constitutes the students’ perceptions of helicopter parenting. The findings of the study indicate that helicopter parenting is complicatedly interwoven with social structures in which children are expected to excel in every way.