Over the years, we’ve experienced quite a few different approaches to parenting, from the old-school “children should be seen and not heard” approach to attachment and free-range parenting. In between ...

The Silent Generation thought that kids should be “seen and not heard.” Boomers were focused on getting kids to college. Gen X—perhaps wanting to not replicate their own latch-key childhoods—had a ...

Searches for "parenting styles" rose 400% over the last month, according to Google Trends data. And while modern child-rearing sources tend to focus on the difference between gentle parenting, ...

While newfangled names for parenting styles, from tiger to panda, tend to conjure images of an unruly zoo, most are just trendy spins on one of four basic styles that have been referred to by ...

We are living in an age of metaphorical parenting. First it was tiger parenting. Then helicopter parenting, snowplow parenting, and free-range parenting became trends. Now, gentle parenting is having ...

Co-parenting after a separation or divorce can take different forms based on the relationship between parents and their communication style. When parents decide to raise children separately, they ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Parenting can be one of the most daunting journeys a person undertakes. Despite ...

Melanie Stearns received the APA Division 36 Student Research Award ($500), which funded participants fees for the study on regional differences in parenting we conducted. I have found that parents in ...

In response to the indictment last week of NFL player Adrian Peterson for child abuse, essayist Michael Eric Dyson wrote a thoughtful piece about the roots of corporal punishment within the American ...

Humorously categorized parenting styles include "Mob Boss," "Waffler," and "Wimp," encouraging flexibility in approaches. The article satirizes parenting advice, suggesting extreme reactions like ...