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social science subjects > sociology > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > authoritative parenting style
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... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > authoritative parenting style
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authoritative parenting style  

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  • “Parenting styles” are simply one way to think about and classify the many differences from family to family in how parents go about rearing their children. Diana Baumrind, in the early 1970s, formulated a categorization scheme for parenting that is still used today. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Authoritative Parenting Style]

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