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Do you parent as you were parented?

Asked by SundayKittens (5834points) March 2nd, 2010

I’ve been thinking alot about this over the past few years after one of my graduate psych classes. We discussed the four general parenting styles and the correlation to how you were parented and how you parent later in life…you tend to model your mom and dad’s behavior, including their parenting style (discipline, nurturing, etc.).
So, as a parent, do you see yourself in the same category as your parents? If they were super strict, are you that way as well or do you rebel against it?
It all boils down to this: Am I destined to raise my kids the way I was raised? Can you REALLY adjust your own style or are you “programmed” to repeat your parents’ method?

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