Authoritative parenting is defined as a balanced approach where parents expect children to meet behavioral standards while showing high levels of affection, recognizing children's feelings and needs for autonomy, encouraging independent thinking, and emphasizing reasoning over other forms of control while avoiding harsh tactics like physical punishment or shaming.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Parenting Science
  Parenting styles: An evidence-based, cross-cultural guide

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• Parenting styles: An evidence-based, cross-cultural guide parentingscience.com Parenting Science via serper

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