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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's an interesting topic. I read an article once about a study where they assigned "good" parents to work with "bad" kids on a project and in just a few hours the "good" parents regressed to "bad" parenting.[/quote]

I'd like to see a link to that because it sounds like total crap.  How could you ever compare by parenting someone else's kid.  I am always way harder and more consistent with my own kids versus friends' or even my nephews.  [/quote]

Iirc it was an experiment where they were paired for several hours working on a project together.[/quote]

Again, that's completely unrealistic.

If I'm working on a project with my own kids, we have a history.  My kids know that if I say something, that I'll follow through with it, and that there are consequences for misbehavior.  They've tested me time and time again, and I've come down with the same consequences.

If I'm working on a project with a stranger's kid, she doesn't know any of that.  She still needs to 'test' me out to find out where my limits really lie.

There is no way that type of experiment would provide any legitimate insight into parenting styles.  [/quote]

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