Sleep better, parent better: Study shows link between maternal sleep and permissive parenting

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) A new study from Kelly Tu, a human development and family studies researcher at the University of Illinois, and colleagues, looks at the link between maternal sleep and permissive parenting during late adolescence. Findings show that mothers who don't get enough sleep or who take longer falling asleep have a greater tendency to engage in permissive parenting -- parenting marked by lax or inconsistent discipline.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news