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In herarticlefor Mayo Clinic, Candace Nelson writes that parenting is about supporting children while they make their own mistakes, take on age-appropriate responsibilities, think for themselves and solve their ownproblems. How you do that is up to you.
Hannah L. Mulholland, LICSW, MSW, and a Mayo Clinic pediatric social worker says, “As parents, we are all doing the best we can each day. Our intentions are always good, but we struggle to execute depending on our own capacity in the moment. Give yourself a break as a parent and recognize your own limits.”
Nelson goes on to add that there are four distinct parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglectful.
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With an authoritative parenting style, parents validate their kid’s feelings while also making it abundantly clear that the adults are ultimately the ones in charge. Parents who adopt this style invest energy and time into preventing behavior problems before they begin.
Permissive parents pander to their children’s needs without providing much discipline. When they do resort to consequences, they may not stick. As an example, they’ll give privileges back if a kid whines, or they may let a child get out of a time-out sooner if they promise to be well-behaved.
Finally, neglectful or uninvolved parents expect their children to raise themselves. They don’t devote much energy or time to meeting their children’s basic needs. At times, neglectful parents lack knowledge about proper child development—or they may assume that their kid will do better without their oversight.
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It might be too soon to pick a parenting style for these first-time parents, but they definitely seem to have a handle on finding a balance that works for everyone in the name of some precious downtime.
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