After careers in financial services, teaching, advising, and career coaching, author Tim Pitts observed that helicopter parenting is increasingly hampering many bright, ambitious young people.

Victims of overprotective parenting, young people too often lack the self-awareness, problem solving skills, and leadership ability that are critical to success in today's high stakes, fast-paced, and increasingly complex world.

Pitts offers valuable advice in Taming Your Tiger Mom, a highly readable and enjoyable exploration of how students and parents can work together to put...