Psychology / Unit 8 Psych 0910 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Authoritative Parenting
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The idea
Authoritative parenting combines high demands with high responsiveness, setting clear expectations and explaining them.
In practice
A parent enforces a curfew, states the reason, and adjusts it as the adolescent demonstrates reliability.
Where people slip
Authoritative and authoritarian differ by one syllable and by their treatment of the child's perspective.
Your place on the trail
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