The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between overprotective parenting, also known as "helicopter" parenting, and executive functions in school-aged children, as well as to determine whether the level of overprotective parenting varies depending on the child’s gender, academic performance, and the parents' education and employment status. Overprotective parenting, which in some aspects resembles both permissive and authoritarian parenting styles, is characterized by excessive parental involvement in the child's life with the goal of protecting them from failure. The study included 76 students from the 4th to 6th grades of primary school (36 boys and 40 girls), as well as 76 parents (8 fathers and 68 mothers). The following instruments were used: a Sociodemographic Data Questionnaire, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-2), and the Parental Overprotection Scale. The results show that parents with lower levels of education exhibit a greater tendency toward overprotective behavior, while the child’s gender was not significantly related to parental overprotection. A low but significant positive correlation was found between overprotective parenting and emotional regulation, indicating that children of parents who are more inclined to overprotection display more difficulties in regulating emotions. However, as this is a correlational study, it is not possible to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships. Overprotective parenting was not significantly associated with behavioral regulation or cognitive regulation.