01/12/2023
There are four main parenting styles. Each style takes a different approach to raising children, offering different pros and cons. The parenting style that most experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recommend is an authoritative approach. Some of us grew up with particularly either authoritarian or permissive parents and we may have memories of our experiences. What were your experiences growing up and how does that affect your parenting today?
Reference: Baumrind, D. (2005). Patterns of parental authority and adolescent autonomy. New Dir. Child Adolesc. Dev. 2005, 61โ69. doi: 10.1002/cd.128