{"id":14799,"date":"2025-09-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/?p=14799"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:27:58","slug":"parenting-style-that-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/parenting-style-that-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathers matter. The parenting style that works."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parenting style needs a rethink<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have always thought that the mother is the center of the child\u2019s universe, that it is her warmth and care that determine who we become in the future. But what if that narrative is incomplete? New scientific studies have shown that a father\u2019s role in raising a child is not marginal at all. <strong>On the contrary, it may be crucial.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists from China examined how a warm attitude from parents affects their child\u2019s socio-emotional skills. This means a parenting style full of acceptance, care, involvement in the child\u2019s life, and emotional support. The study involved 362 Chinese students. Participants completed a set of questionnaires that included the following assessments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>maternal and paternal warmth,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>social and mental well-being,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>socio-emotional skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Worth reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/how-to-understand-a-teenager-why-rebellion-isnt-just-hormones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cIt\u2019s Not Hormones.\u201d Expert Debunks the Biggest Myth About Teen Rebellion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A father\u2019s warmth shapes emotions more strongly than a mother\u2019s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants who said they experienced a lot of warmth from the mother tended to report receiving a lot of warmth from the father as well \u2014 and vice versa. <strong>Volunteers who experienced a lot of warmth from parents in childhood also showed higher levels of social and mental well-being, as well as stronger socio-emotional skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was difficult, however, to say who had a greater impact on the child \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/father-and-child-the-truth-about-fatherhood\/\">father<\/a> or the mother. To determine this, the study\u2019s authors created a statistical model that \u201cfiltered out\u201d the shared influence. In this way, the specialists checked whether either parent had a uniquely strong impact on the child, independent of the other parent. <strong>The results showed that it was paternal, not maternal, warmth that was the significant factor. It was precisely this that correlated with the social well-being of the experiment\u2019s participants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe results showed that both maternal and paternal warmth had a positive impact on students\u2019 psychological well-being. Importantly, it was observed that paternal warmth played a significant role in predicting students\u2019 social well-being, whereas maternal warmth did not show a similar level of significance. Additionally, it was found that both maternal and paternal warmth positively influenced students\u2019 socio-emotional skills by supporting their psychological and social well-being,\u201d<\/em> reads the publication in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00223980.2025.2502728?scroll=top&amp;needAccess=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Journal of Psychology<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A father\u2019s role in upbringing is undervalued<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings are intriguing, but as is customary in science, caution is advised. <strong>The study relied on participants\u2019 memories and self-assessment, which always leaves room for error<\/strong>. This does not change the fact that the analysis provides new insights into child development. It may be the first step toward changing how we view parenthood. Instead of focusing exclusively on the mother, we should start to value the father\u2019s role more \u2014 and that begins with choosing a parenting style that fully includes him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read the original article: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/holistic.news\/styl-wychowania-dziecka-rola-ojcow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ciep\u0142o matki to&nbsp;nie&nbsp;wszystko. Badacze: ojcowie maj\u0105 kluczowy wp\u0142yw<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The parenting style of a child is not just about the mother. The latest research shows that a father\u2019s warmth can shape a child\u2019s emotions, confidence, and mental resilience more strongly than maternal support. 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