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2. Study Finds Every Style Of Parenting Produces Disturbed, Miserable Adults
Mon Mar 15, 2021, 09:38 AM
Mar 2021

SANTA ROSA, CA—A study released by the California Parenting Institute Tuesday shows that every style of parenting inevitably causes children to grow into profoundly unhappy adults. "Our research suggests that while overprotective parenting ultimately produces adults unprepared to contend with life's difficulties, highly permissive parenting leads to feelings of bitterness and isolation throughout adulthood," lead researcher Daniel Porter said. "And, interestingly, we found that anything between those two extremes is equally damaging, always resulting in an adult who suffers from some debilitating combination of unpreparedness and isolation.


https://www.theonion.com/study-finds-every-style-of-parenting-produces-disturbed-1819573056


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