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#194 Why the Kids Aren’t Alright with Abigail Shrier

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Surveillance parenting

Parenting styles were initially studied by an academic researcher in the 1960s, leading to the identification of three main types: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive. Authoritative parenting, where parents set rules with love and understanding, consistently showed to produce successful and emotionally well-adjusted children. Permissive parenting, characterized by lax rules, and laissez-faire attitude, yielded less desirable outcomes. Today, a new form of parenting called surveillance parenting has emerged, where parents closely monitor every aspect of their children's lives, from academics to social interactions, often interfering excessively in their children's daily affairs.

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