Parenting Studies Have Shown...

The following is a list of actual headlines ripped straight from reputable news sites that I came across while browsing the web. The headlines document the results of various studies related to parenting and/or child discipline. My reason for posting this list of headlines is explained afterwards.

In the meantime, take a look at the following headlines…

• New Study Shows Strict Parenting Can Lead to Drug Abuse

• Parents Who Promote Less Rigid Lifestyles for Children Prove More Effective

• Strong Bonds With Parents Linked To Better Future Relationships

• 'Helicopter' Parents Have Neurotic Kids, Study Suggests

• Depression Likely to Cause Difficulties in Parenting: Study

• Children of overbearing parents more likely to go off the rails: UK Study

• One in 28 US kids has a parent in prison: study

• The longer parents smoke, the more likely their kids will, too: study

• Study: Same-sex couples just as good, if not better, at parenting

• Parents often spank out of anger and for trivial reasons, real-time study finds

• National Study: Mobile Devices Are Changing Parenting, Childhood, And Family Values

• Study: 'Tiger Parenting' Tough on Kids

• Parents on Smartphones Ignore Their Kids, Study Finds

• Single-Parent Kids More at Risk

• Yelling At Kids Could Be Just As Harmful As Physical Discipline, Study Suggests

• Harsh discipline fosters dishonesty in young children, study suggests

• The best parents balance discipline with love: study

• Parents: Yelling and swearing at teens can backfire

• Study: Verbal, Physical Abuse Have Similar Effects on Children

Now for the reason that I posted this list:

Do ANY of the "findings" surprise you at all? I'd say that basically ALL of these studies are simply confirming what any logical, thinking person already knows. I'm sure that a lot of time, energy, and effort went into these studies in order to come to these findings. 

Next time, save yourself the time and effort - just ask me and I'll tell you what your results will be.

Okay, so maybe I’m being a bit pompous. My point is this: I look up a lot of information related to parenting and child discipline because of the websites and blog that I run. I come across a lot of "studies" that basically tell me a whole lot of what I already know. I would love to come across some more creative studies with some more surprising findings - that's all.

End of rant.

By the way, did any of the above headlines actually surprise YOU?