
Episode #4
Are We Authoritative, Permissive, or Just Winging It?" — Our parenting styles, and the ones we grew up with, under the microscope.
<p>I saw a video telling parents to stop saying "good boy" or "good girl" — apparently because kids aren't dogs — and it sent us down a rabbit hole. This episode, we're unpacking the world of modern parenting styles: where they came from, what the research says, and why it feels like there's a new rule every week for raising a "trauma-free" child.</p><p>It all traces back to psychologist Diana Baumrind, who in the 1960s quietly observed real parents and kids and identified the styles we still use today — authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful. Then we turn the mirror on our...




