Authoritarian Parenting - Articles
Parenting
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drstaceyny ..
A recent study conducted by Boston University’s School of Medicine, and appearing in the June issue of Pediatrics, revealed that children of authoritarian (strict disciplinarian) parents are five times more likely to be overweight by the first grade than those reared by more authoritative (democratic) parents. Tru ...
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Parenting Posts: This piece, ori...
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Dr. Kalea Chapman
... This piece, originally posted in July 2007, has garnered a lot of page views. It is one of a series on parenting difficulties.Strict, lax, and flexible. In psychology, we say authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative. These terms based on the research of Baumrind (1971). Sharon Jablon, Ph.D., who runs a test prep workshop for the national licens ...
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Parenting Posts: I’ve got quite ...
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Dr. Kalea Chapman
Parenting Posts: I’ve got quite a few of these lined up. Here’s one theorist’s view on different parenting styles.Strict, lax, and flexible. In psychology, we say authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative. These terms based on the research of Baumrind (1971). Sharon Jablon, Ph.D., who runs a test prep workshop for the national licens ...
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Strict, Lax, or Flexible Parenting Styles?
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Dr. Kalea Chapman
... ose second. And I would have thought the post on how to deal with a 3-year-old’s tantrum would have generated more interest.) Strict, lax, and flexible. In psychology, we say authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative. These terms based on the research of Baumrind (1971). Sharon Jablon, Ph.D., who runs a test prep workshop for the national licens ...
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Parenting : The way you interact with your kid
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My Lovely Grandma
... type of parenting is that the children often have a hard time getting along with others, as they can be seen as immature, disobedient and hesitant to accept responsibilities. Authoritarian parenting: As it suggests, this type of parenting exercises strict rules over children. Parents of this type usually set high standards and expectations for thei ...
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Psychology of Restrictions [Teen Article]
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Vanessa Van Petten
... for other ‘delinquent’ teens? What if the cause of most teenaged rebelling was rooted back to how a situation was handled?There are three types of parents: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive (Frick-Horbury, 2001). Authoritarian parents are commanding, believes in harsh punishments and plenty of restrictions. In fact, American tee ...
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Procrastination: Ten Things To Know
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Healthy Living ..
... to just cheer up,” insists Dr. Ferrari.Procrastinators are made not born. Procrastination is learned in the family milieu, but not directly. It is one response to an authoritarian parenting style. Having a harsh, controlling father keeps children from developing the ability to regulate themselves, from internalizing their own inten ...
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The One About Bedtime
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Rational Jenn
... s with their children, and set limits according to their own (and the child’s) knowledge, experience, and values. PD as a discipline method is distinguished from traditional authoritarian parenting methods for the focus on parent-as-guide who shows the child what he should do (a positive focus), giving the child a chance to give input into the sit ...
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For parents
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Carrie A.



I still feel guilty about all of the needless suffering my parents went through in the 6.5 years between my diagnosis and the start of effective treatment. I do know it wasn't my fault- I'm getting a teensy bit better at that. But a diagnosis of an eating disorder in a child is often confusing and (when you start reading) kind of depressing. Don't ...
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