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When Control Increases Anxiety

Many anxious parents believe that more control will reduce their anxiety. If they can just prevent all problems, control all variables, and ensure the...

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Parenting Styles: Types and Key Differences

The four-styles framework that most current parenting writing draws from has a clear lineage. Diana Baumrind's original 1960s observational work at Be...

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Parenting

Parenthood and Letting Go of Control

A profound shift in parenthood is realizing you're not in control. You can't control whether your child sleeps, eats, or cooperates. You can't control...

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The Authoritarian Parenting Style and Its Consequences

Authoritarian parenting works in the short term in a way that's genuinely seductive — your toddler stops the behavior, the meltdown ends, the room get...

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