The types of parenting styles vary based on cultural backgrounds, upbringings, & familial dynamics. Here are some of the most used styles.

Our relationships with our parents lay the foundation for our future connections with others, shaping the way we navigate emotional bonds well into adulthood. Attachment expert, author, and therapist ...

Cycle-breaking, attachment, and cause-and-effect parenting are some of the top parenting styles now on the rise for America’s youngest kids, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of ...

A secure attachment helps children feel confident and safe as they explore the world. Children with secure attachment are ...

‘Please don’t tell my mum,’ begs 14-year-old me to the deputy headmistress. Over the past year, I’d been experimenting with increasingly destructive behaviours: self-harm, restrictive eating, drinking ...

Marie and her husband started seeing a couples therapist when the early years of parenthood put a strain on their marriage. Their two kids were 3 years and 4 months old, respectively, when COVID ...

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

We are living in an age of metaphorical parenting. First it was tiger parenting. Then helicopter parenting, snowplow parenting, and free-range parenting became trends. Now, gentle parenting is having ...

When my daughter Savannah was a toddler, I jokingly called her “my barnacle.” If you’ve ever seen a barnacle, you know they don’t just hang around; they attach. Permanently. For a stretch of time, ...

A secure attachment helps children feel confident and safe as they explore the world. Children with secure attachment are better at handling emotions and developing strong friendships. Building a ...