<p>I am always surprised at the intensity of responses to this issue.
Kids should be encouraged to have people read and respond to their writing. It is part of the writing process. Yes, there are other people on campus that can do this. But if a parent does this, it is a far cry from “cheating” or the parent actually writing the paper.
I guess we can never know in any individual case how much “help” the child is receiving.</p>