In this interview, Katherine Reynolds Lewis discusses:
- Adults' natural inclination to squash unwanted behavior, and why we really need to do the opposite
- The benefits of authoritative parenting and why permissive and authoritarian styles are NOT the answer
- What routines and limits look like in authoritative parenting
- Why we need to avoid rewards and punishments
- What it means when our kids' behavior is getting worse rather than better when we try to integrate a new authoritative approach
- "1 in 2 children will develop a mood or behavior disorder or substance abuse by 18" -- why this is and what we can do to fix it
- Screens! What they're doing to our children -- and what the remedy is
- Over-scheduling, and the importance of play and rest
- Why behavior seems to be declining in recent years -- and what we can do about it