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Parenting style and practices in stepfamilies

Authors Cassoni C, Caldana RHL

Received 12 June 2012

Accepted for publication 25 July 2012

Published 7 September 2012 Volume 2012:5 Pages 105—111

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S34966

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Review by Single anonymous peer review

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Cynthia Cassoni,1 Regina HL Caldana2

1Graduate School in Psychology, 2Department of Psychology and Education, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil

Abstract: There are several studies on the best way to raise a child, ie, what would be the consequences of our actions for our children. We tend to think of how to educate children in a traditional family, but society has undergone many changes and, hence, family structures have undergone changes too. Today, we find a large number of stepfamilies facing the same issues concerning how to educate a child. Stepfamily configuration often entails more than just the addition of a new parent figure. The objective of this study was to shed some light on how these stepfamilies deal with issues of parenting style and practices. We reviewed the Brazilian and international literature concerning parenting styles and practices in stepfamilies. The papers identified were organized and submitted to analysis. We identified very few papers addressing parenting styles and practices, pointing to an important but unaddressed social change as reflected in new family structures. There is a need for longitudinal studies aimed at understanding not only a particular moment in time, but also moments within a context, ie, an analysis with a holistic approach without preconceived ideas.

Keywords: parenting styles, parenting practices, stepfamilies

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