Authoritative parents set rules and high standards — and praise kids for meeting those standards. They use logical consequences to help kids learn from mistakes and teach problem-solving skills.

Before becoming a parent, questions about your style typically referred to aesthetics. Are you coastal grandma chic, preppy, vintage or boho? In the home world, do you lean toward mid-century modern ...

There are plenty of parenting styles out there, and the right one for you ultimately depends on your personal preferences and your family. But there's one style that's consistently praised for its ...

I grew up with 16 siblings, and our household was often chaotic. My parents never really disciplined us, and I decided that when I had kids, I'd parent differently. My husband and I have an ...

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, ...

Parenting styles often feel like something you learn through trial and error, along with those moments where you hope you are doing more good than harm. Somewhere in the middle of all the advice and ...

When it comes to parenting these days, there are a lot of buzzy words out there: FAFO, commando, free-range, gentle parenting—the list goes on. Each specific parenting style, whether it has a cutesy ...

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 ...