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[quote=Anonymous]I feel like most people are going to say "authoritative" because we all know that's the correct answer, but I also think that everyone defines it differently. I think that my style works for my kids, because my kids are doing well despite significant trauma that threatened to derail them. I am a special ed teacher. I tend to parent like I teach. I set very specific expectations. I give a lot of very specific positive feedback, and make corrections early. I give my kids a lot of love (including things like hugs that I wouldn't do at school), and show them I am paying attention. I ask a lot in terms of chores etc . . . I don't ever yell, or spank. We do a lot by consensus, but real consensus, not the kind where the parent caves and "agrees" to something they don't really want. I would describe all of that as "authoritative" and "gentle" but I don't think it matches what all the other people who use the same terms mean. [/quote]
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