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This is really really awesome!
But it could easily become "helicopter parenting" if pushed too far.
I think the difference is that she provided resources to allow him to explore his curiosity. A helicopter parent would have chosen the interests, and then chosen the way in which those interests were explored.
And put the child in all sorts of extracurricular activities perhaps related to those interests.
Yep, that's the "too far": with things one is enthusiastic about (like one's children), it's not too hard to get a little carried away, and, for example, emphasise this interest a little much, or attempt to guide the child into that interest which the parent sees as "better".