"At the beginning Nemo's father is what we call a 'helicopter parent' - always fussing over the child and never letting him have any freedom. I think the film shows this style of parenting is not great and still not a guarantee of accidents not happening.
"The film [goes on to] show how confident Nemo is, which is a reflection of great parenting."
对育儿专家萨拉•O•史密斯（Sarah Ockwell-Smith）而言，迪斯尼公司出品的《海底总动员》很值得学习。她说：“这是单亲家庭的最好案例，更明确地说，讲述的是父亲一人独自抚养儿子成长的故事，这很少能在电影中见到。”
“故事一开始，尼莫（Nemo）的父亲，即所谓的‘直升机父母’，过分关注孩子生活、不给予他有任何自由。我认为这部电影在向我们道明这种类型的父母并不好，也并非能未雨绸缪。”
“这部电影展示出尼莫的信心，这反映出家长好的教育方式。”