Parenting styles
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Daycare as a Stage Rather Than a Requirement (US)
There is a steady cultural drumbeat that daycare is something every child should do, that without it they will not be properly socialised, and that an...
Daycare as a Stage Rather Than a Requirement (UK)
There is a steady cultural drumbeat that nursery is something every child should do, that without it they will not be properly socialised, and that an...
Daycare as a Stage Rather Than a Requirement (Global)
There is a steady cultural drumbeat that daycare is something every child should do, that without it they will not be properly socialised, and that an...
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...
The Main Parenting Styles and Their Effects
Most parents are running some mix of these four styles without thinking about it. The framework — developed by Diana Baumrind in the 1960s and extende...
Parenting in the Early Years: Styles, Discipline, and Your Own Wellbeing
Parenting in the early years is perhaps the most consequential work anyone undertakes, and it comes with no training, no performance review, and const...
Why Not Every Popular Parenting Book Fits Everyone
The cycle goes like this: a friend recommends *the* book, you start reading, you can feel how confidently it's written, and three chapters in somethin...
Different Parenting Styles Within One Family
One parent is more structured; the other rolls with things. One sets firm limits on screen time; the other forgets it exists. One responds to tantrums...
Parenting Styles: What the Research Says About Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive Approaches
The parenting-style research is one of the longer-running and more replicated bodies of work in developmental psychology. The headline is unusually st...