What Parenting Style Is Associated with Boys Who Are More

question 59

Multiple Choice

What parenting style is associated with boys who are more often aggressive and unruly and girls who are more often anxious and unhappy?

• A) Authoritative
• B) Authoritarian
• C) Permissive
• D) Disengaged

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