Approaches to modern parenting

Nice News -  Even if today’s parents wanted to raise their kids just like their own moms and dads raised them (which is a big if), Gen Alpha and Gen Beta are growing up in a vastly different world — one where they’re navigating social media, the aftermath of a global pandemic, and economic unpredictability. Naturally, parenting styles have evolved to meet the younger generations where they are, and a new survey conducted by Talker Research revealed which ones are currently trending.
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On behalf of educational child care organization Kiddie Academy, the research company polled 2,000 parents with kids ranging from newborns to age 6, giving them only 20 seconds to respond to prompts to get their instinctual answers. It found that cycle-breaking parenting, which focuses on healing generational trauma, was the top style on the rise. Though the strategy is used by 37% of participants, Gen Z parents are the most likely to adopt it.
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Coming in a close second was attachment parenting, aimed at bonds through physical closeness, followed by caus forming strong emotionale-and-effect parenting, which teaches kids that their actions have real-world consequences. However, 85% of participants said they believe there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, and the survey noted that modern parents combine an average of three parenting styles. Dive deeper into the philosophies defining modern parenting.