Research begun by developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind in the 1960s identified three main parenting styles—authoritarian, indulgent, and authoritative. Later studies added a fourth ...

Research has found that tiger parenting is associated with higher stress responses, as measured by cortisol levels, in kids.

Containing both the best qualities of permissive and authoritarian parenting, authoritative parenting is often seen as the most balanced approach. While parents will set clear rules and guidelines ...

New data shows some parents view spanking as a quick fix, but there are shifts toward more nuanced methods of discipline.

What’s your parenting style? A parent’s approach to raising kids can have a major effect on their children’s lives—and their own well-being. Understanding your parenting style, and being ...

In a video on TikTok which has racked up 300,000 views, one mum explained how she practices “FAFO parenting” in everyday life. User @hey.im.janelle – a self-confessed authoritative parent ...

Ockwell-Smith positions her approach as an "authoritative" parenting style, the conscientious middle ground between a "permissive" style of parenting in which the child is in charge and the ...

For the uninitiated, FAFO is an acronym for “f*** around and find out”, which describes when someone experiences the ...

After adjusting for other proximal risk factors in multivariate analyses, parenting style was found to be unrelated to substance use outcomes with one exception: authoritative parenting style was ...