HS Clinical Professor University of California Los Angeles UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, California
This presentation draws from the literature in psychology to describe various parenting styles, along with the outcomes on psychosocial function and behavioral control. Publications for the mass market are summarized to describe the generational differences that provide the context for changes in parenting. Finally, parenting systems described in mass market publications are also described, with applications to behavior guidance proposed for the dental setting.
Learning Objectives:
Describe four parenting styles proposed in the psychology literature
Summarize the characteristics of different generational archetypes
Apply parenting systems to pediatric behavior guidance
