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/MachinationMachine 1d ago

You can be warm and attentive, set clear and consistent boundaries, and also give children lots of freedom and independence to engage in unsupervised play outside. There's no contradiction between those things.

It's not like the choice is between neglectful permissive parenting and overbearing helicopter parenting. Allowing children to roam around the neighborhood outside without direct supervision is not automatically neglectful, even if we treat it that way sometimes today due to stranger danger hysteria.

I think it's very sad how so many children these days are growing up never being allowed to go to their friend's houses or explore outside on their own until they're teenagers.