Chapter 1)

Authoritarian Parenting

A parenting style characterized by high behavioral control and low emotional warmth, emphasizing obedience and discipline.

Authoritative Parenting

A balanced parenting style that combines high levels of responsiveness and demandingness, leading to the most positive child outcomes.

Generalist Species

A species that can adapt to a wide variety of environments and food sources.

Good-Enough Mother

A concept suggesting that a parent does not need to be perfect, but simply 'good enough' to provide a secure attachment.

Industrial Revolution

A period when manufacturing replaced agriculture as the foundation of economies, leading to significant changes in family structures.

Nazi Holocaust

The genocide perpetrated in Western Europe under Germany’s Third Reich, influencing shifts in parenting advice.

Neglectful/Uninvolved/Withdrawn Parenting

A parenting style characterized by low emotional warmth and behavioral control, often leading to negative child outcomes.

Parental Demandingness/Guidance/Control

The level of behavioral expectations and discipline parents impose on their children.

Parental Responsiveness/Nurturance/Warmth

The degree of emotional support and affection parents provide to their children, crucial for emotional development.

Parenting Style

A framework used to classify different approaches to parenting based on responsiveness and demandingness.

Permissive/Indulgent Parenting

A parenting style high in emotional warmth but low in behavioral control, leading to socially skilled but undisciplined children.

Social Revolution

A period in the 1960s and 1970s that brought major cultural and political changes, including shifts in parenting styles.

Specialist Species

A species that has evolved to survive in a specific environment, making it vulnerable to changes in habitat or food sources.

Diana Baumrind

A psychologist known for identifying the three main parenting styles and their effects on child development.

Rich Berrett

Proposed a model for understanding parenting by considering children's motivation and ability to determine parenting effectiveness.

Luther Emmett Holt

A pediatrician known for promoting an authoritarian approach in 'The Care and Feeding of Children'.

Benjamin Spock

A pediatrician who revolutionized parenting advice, encouraging warmth and intuition in parenting.

John Watson

A psychologist who advocated for strict, authoritarian parenting styles, discouraging physical affection.

Donald Winnicott

A pediatrician who developed the concept of the 'good-enough mother,' emphasizing realistic nurturing.