Any style of parenting CAN produce good outcomes. Young humans are amazingly resilient and other members of society can back-fill missing components needed to produce a productive, well-balanced adult.
That said, some parenting styles produce a higher percentage of dysfunctional adults than other styles.
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Thanks for the link. I am looking backwards now. Did okay in that area, but in spite of my efforts my kids all turned out very good.
ReplyDeleteAll those undisiplined brats you encountered in public 20-30 years ago are all grown up(physically) now and are making royal pains of themselves in all areas of life.
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