In 1990 a strip of land seceded from its then parent country and called itself Transnistria, or Trans-Dniester; what is the parent country?
Transnistria Transnistria Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is an unrecognised state which split off from Moldova after the dissolution of the USSR and mostly consists of a narrow strip of land between the river Dniester and the territory of Ukraine. Transnistria has been recognised only by three other mostly non-recognised states: Abkhazia, Artsakh, and South Ossetia. The region is considered by the UN to be part of Moldova. Transnistria is designated by the Republic of Moldova as the Transnistria autonomous territorial unit with special legal status (), or ("Left Bank of the Dniester"). After the dissolution of the USSR, tensions
Helicopter parent Helicopter parent A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they "hover overhead", overseeing every aspect of their child's life constantly. The metaphor appeared as early as 1969 in the bestselling book "Between Parent & Teenager" by Dr. Haim Ginott, which mentions a teen who complains: "Mother hovers over me like a helicopter..." Foster Cline and Jim Fay coined "helicopter parent" in 1990. The term "helicopter parent" gained