What are 'lighthouse parents'? The new child-rearing style parents are supposed to follow now

We are not helicopters. We are not bulldozers. We're now supposed to be "lighthouse parents." While parenting trends often come and go, and the term "lighthouse parenting" has been in the lexicon for a few years now, it's recently started gaining traction.

What are 'lighthouse parents'? The new child-rearing style parents are supposed to follow now
A silhouette of a boy on a beach in front of a lighthouse

We are not helicopters. We are not bulldozers. We're now supposed to be "lighthouse parents." While parenting trends often come and go, and the term "lighthouse parenting" has been in the lexicon for a few years now, it's recently started gaining traction.