: About Me

Is there an optimal style of parenting? When one talks of parenting style' we tend to mean the ways in which parents vary in their styles of child-rearing. Since the 1950's there has been a major thrust of research into social development and in particular, processes that exist within the family. The main aim has been directed towards characterising the main types of parenting styles and investigating their consequences for child development. The concept is one that is universal and so is the research that surrounds it. Firstly I will provide a brief outline of the main relevant theories a...