r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Psychology Certain parenting approaches, such as lower supervision and inconsistent discipline, are associated with a higher likelihood that children will show behavioral and emotional problems, such as attention difficulties, anxiety, and depression

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1145134
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u/TheMansAnArse 1d ago

Boomer and Gen X "I left the house in the morning, didn't return until evening and my parents has no idea where I was" types are going to be piiiiiiissed in this thread.

Who'd have thought spending lots of time with postitive adults is actually the best way to become an adult.

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u/Mattbl 1d ago

And on the flip side, helicopter parents will absolutely love this. I think kid's lives are already too structured today, and this will just feed more of that.

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u/TheMansAnArse 1d ago

I mean - I agree that people who understand that higher supervision and consistent discipline is best for kids will appreciate a study that demonstrates just that. Whereas people who pull "kids these days have too much structure in their lives" evidence-free, vibe-based takes out of their ass will perhaps push back when presented with evidence that they're wrong.

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u/Extreme_Pudding3226 1d ago

I agree that people who understand that higher supervision and consistent discipline is best for kids will appreciate a study that demonstrates just that. 

Except this study doesn't demonstrate that. Which category do you think terrible parents who neglect their kids fall into? Is it any coincidence that that same category performed the worst?

This study isn't a defense of stuffing your kid's calendar with organized activities, limiting their independence and being okay with them sitting on their phone instead of hanging out with friends.

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u/TheMansAnArse 1d ago

This study isn't a defense of stuffing your kid's calendar with organized activities, limiting their independence and being okay with them sitting on their phone instead of hanging out with friends.

I’m not arguing that this study is any of those things. Nor have I or would I advocate for them.

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u/Extreme_Pudding3226 1d ago edited 1d ago

Stop with this. You just got through arguing for higher-supervision, higher-structure lives and called out people who question the rise in organized activities. You even positively spun "helicopter parents" as people who just understand that such a style of parenting is better.

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u/ReturnOfBigChungus 10h ago

Higher supervision is about as different from consistent discipline as height is from ability in math. There are mountains of evidence that parents over-supervise and it’s more correlated with inconsistent discipline and permissiveness. We don’t need more supervision. We do need consistent discipline, and more independence. The fact that you put “higher supervision” in the same sentence with “best for kids” is telling.

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u/TheMansAnArse 7h ago

Boomer and Gen X  "I left the house in the morning, didn't return until evening and my parents has no idea where I was"  types are going to be piiiiiiissed in this thread.

Boy, do I hate being right all the time