Reflective Parenting by Curious Neuron

Can Parenting Style Differences Hurt Your Child? Here's What the Science Says

Cindy Hovington, Ph.D. Season 8 Episode 22

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Are you following positive parenting but your partner is more authoritarian? 

This is a common question I receive from parents and so in today's episode, I share a study that was fascinating to me. 

In this solo episode, I talk about how you can address parenting differences with your partner without making them feel bad, I chat about the different parenting style and I answer the question of what the long-term impacts are to having different parenting styles. 

Source: Differences in perceived parenting style between mothers and fathers: Implications for child outcomes and marital conflict.

Read a blog post about this study on our website:

https://curiousneuron.com/2025/07/28/can-parenting-style-differences-hurt-your-child-heres-what-the-science-says/

Watch on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/wpl1LkhK4B4?si=AfrHaOtasFd2529q


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