A new study was done that found that parenting style can have an influence on a child’s future political views. When it comes to motherhood and parenting, there seems like a million ways to do it. Not only that, but moms will often take different aspects from different parenting styles and mesh them up until they have one that works for them and their children. Every family and situation is different, so there is never going to be one parenting style that is “the best,” it is going to depend on each family. However, we can look at how these parenting styles influence our children as they grow and develop.

According to Study Finds, a new study was done that has found that parenting style may be impacting the future political views of a child. This study was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, and it can be read in full here.

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The research team from Carnegie Mellon University looked at two main philosophies for raising children: helicopter parent and free-range parent. These two parenting styles are vastly different, and it turns out they can influence whether a child becomes a conservative or a liberal in the future.

Not only that, but the study also found that the researchers could predict the child’s future views on topics like education, elder care, and medicine. They found that helicopter parenting led children to become conservative when they aged. Helicopter parenting is known as a “disciplinarian” style of parenting, where there is a lot of focus on structure, rules, and authority.

Free-range parenting, being a more nurturing parent, led children to become liberals. These results shocked researchers, as they did not anticipate that parenting styles would have this much influence on a child’s future political views.

Previous studies have already shown that helicopter parenting can be seen as detrimental to child development because they are often parents who are “overprotective.” However, this style of parenting is also becoming more popular as time goes on. This has led researchers to believe that not only may there be more conservatives in the future, but there could also be an increase in mental health issues and lower self-efficacy as this generation grows.

To complete this study, researchers conducted three separate mini-studies, where they were able to confirm their theory. While parenting style is still something that will be up to every family, it is always important to have all the information.

Sources: Study Finds, APA