ECHO columnist Sarah Sandison looks back at how parenting styles have changed throughout the generations
What's the best way to raise your children? Can you tell what your personal parenting style is and what practices you've adopted from trends, developed over time?
In his 1930s book 'Behaviourism', John B Watson wrote that mothers should "never, never hug and kiss them, never let them sit in your lap. If you must, kiss them once on the forehead when they say goodnight. Shake hands with them in the morning". The American psychologist argued children should be treated like adults - certainly not mollycoddled.
Still, Spock believed children come into the world with distinct needs, interests and abilities, and that the core of good parenting is attending carefully to what each child requires at each stage of development. His book and his ideas were lapped up by the parents of baby boomers and almost certainly had an impact on how our parents or grandparents were raised.
Penelope notes that parents are more kind to their children now. They talk and read to their children, focusing much of their time and energy on thinking about their wellbeing. Dr Leach stated: "Many would agree with the saying that you cannot be happier than your least happy child."
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