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

Send us Fan Mail 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: Watch on YouTube: Listen to this podcast to learn more about parenting styles: Nurturing a secure attachment with reflection skills The Science of Modern Parenting Support the show Do you find yourself reacting in ways you wish you could change when your child is upset? Learn how to stay calm, manage your emotions, and respond in a way that actually helps your child. Get your FREE emotional awareness training for parents and kids below (comes with a poster, workbook and video): Or purchase our course, join the next 8 week group cohort in April 2026 below:

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Can Parenting Style Differences Hurt Your Child? Here's What the Science Says is an episode from Curious Neuron by Cindy Hovington, Ph.D..

This episode is 32:02 long.

This episode was published on Jul 28, 2025.

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