In this episode, hosts Dr. Meghna and Devishobha throw light on the 4 major styles identified by psychologists and the major factors of your personality determining your parenting style. Why is this important? Because Parenting Styles can predict a large part of the parenting outcome. Simply put, parenting style is the style of communication, response and discipline parents use to raise their children. Devishobha and Meghna share the details of the 4 major parenting styles- Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive and Uninvolved. They go on to discuss the distinct characteristics of the parenting styles, what makes the best parenting styles, what influences parenting styles, what to do to adopt the best parenting style, and finally how to reconcile parenting styles with your partner. This week’s mnemonic: EARIf you wish to learn more, check out:PARENTING STYLES: THE HANDY ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR THE MILLENNIAL PARENTParenting style quiz Books: The Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother(Authoritarian parenting)Running with scissors (Uninvolved parenting) Podcast episodes: How to stop yelling at your child Difficult children are just strong-willedParenting consciousness summit Tune in to Big Talk About Tiny Humans every Wednesday for new episodes! Have a question or topic you’d like to see covered on the show? Follow and DM the hosts on Instagram at @kidskintha and @thetherapistmommy and the hosts will address them in future episodes. Visit https://kidskintha.com/ and https://raisingfamilyacademy.com to learn more about the hosts’ ongoing programs on parenting and child development. You can listen to this and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android or iOS. Subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode! You can check out the IVM website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/.You can also listen and subscribe to the podcast on all podcast platforms. If you’re on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, don’t forget to leave the show a rating and a review. You can also find the show on Google Podcasts, Amazon Music Podcasts, JioSaavn, Castbox or elsewhere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.