Parenting Styles vs. Parenting Practices

Parenting Styles vs. Parenting Practices⁣⁣
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𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱, 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺.⁣⁣
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While some of your child’s personality and behavior will be a result of their thoughts and feelings, a great deal of your child’s personality and how they interact with the world comes from your style of parenting!⁣⁣
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Your parenting style can have an effect on the emotional, mental, and even physical development of your child. This impact can last their entire lives! It can influence their choice of career, how successful they are, personal relationships, and how your children raise their own kids. ⁣⁣
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𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥.⁣⁣
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If you are trying to define your parenting style, you could make note of your specific actions across a variety of different situations. These individual actions are parenting practices!⁣⁣
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When you look at those practices as a whole, a pattern is likely to emerge, and it is this pattern of practices that is your parenting style.⁣⁣
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