05/8/2012:
"Loved the article and the way it found strengths in every type, yet helped
parents consider if some changes would be helpful!
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05/8/2012:
"I started attending college at 51 just last week I got a module about
analysing four parenting types and my 13 year old helps me with the typing
he was amazed as he read my essay format and he mentioned that I was an
authorative parent warm, flexible with the child as long as what he wants
to do does not affect his schoolwork I did my paper with the studies done
by Erik ericson i compared him with Kohlberg studies of parenting(those
were the studies i was given not Erik Ericson }I admire him very much.Is
amazing how accurate this studies are you see the studies show the kids
from authorative parents are intelligent well, my boy is in Gifted class
his average is a 92 so I am a proud mom and so is my child .We were both
shocked to see this article and i decided to share my story.
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05/7/2012:
"This was really really a terrible, simplistic article that encourages
parents to be one of these ridiculous styles. This is why I don't read
anything written by "experts" on Great Schools, and I don't trust what I
do read. None of these style is functional. The right answer in parenting
is "eclectic" or "levelling" which amounts to considering every situation,
every person, every child on a case by case basis and not being rigid in
any way on the continuum. When parents get in trouble it is because they
read and believe this kind of garbage that they should "be" one way or
another. You need to adapt quickly to all variables or you will not be
effective in parenting or in your own life for that matter. Geesh.
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05/7/2012:
"My daughter Nina newly nine, is starting to assert her independence.My
parenting style is Authoritative no,no,no and last but not least because
I said so,my husband on the other hand is slightly permissive, as our
daughter gets older we will adopt other parenting skills,but for now our
stlye works.
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05/7/2012:
"This article really does a disservice to readers. The research on
parenting styles done by Diana Baumrind at UC Berkeley and many other
developmental psychologists over the last 40+ years shows unequivocally
that there is ONE parenting style (authoritative) that is best for child
development. The other 3 parenting styles (permissive, authoritarian, and
hands-off) are varying degrees of worse, pure and simple. To somehow
imply that one can make the most of each parenting style entirely misses
the point of the research on this topic. If your goal is to make all your
readers feel equally good no matter how they treat their child, at least
don't falsely claim that the psychological research supports your point of
view.
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05/7/2012:
"Nice article. However I think different styles work differently depending
upon the basic child type too. Unfortunately, every child needs a
different style but by the time we figure out what style is best for one
child, it may be too late. The siblings may feel bias if you alter your
parenting style acceding to each child.
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05/7/2012:
"Nice. I appreciate that you found positive qualities in each parenting
style while helping define the parenting style that's most effective. I
read this and didn't come away feeling guilty, but informed and empowered
to do better.
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05/7/2012:
"Extremely well-thought and well- written article. I have been observing
and thinking on the parenting styles. This article has helped me a lot in
clearing few things.
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05/7/2012:
"This article is very informative. I was raised in an authoritarian
hosehold with both parents acting in that manner. I appreciated some of
the rules and jusdgement used by my parents however, the no if ands, or
buts about the rules did not go over well as a teen. I am the mother of
three 2 teens and 1 preteen. I am an authoritative parent and feel that
because of this style my children and I have very open lines of
communication. I want them to feel they can come to me about both good
and bad things. I tell them that I may still give them a mom's
perspective after years of expereince, but at least they can feel that
the advice is in their best interests.
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