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Top 5 best and worst parenting styles as per science
Parenting styles can evolve over time and vary across different children within the same family!
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Growing up, my parents didn't discipline me. Now, I'm doing authoritative parenting — and it's working.
I grew up in a big family and my parents didn't discipline us. I decided to adopt an authoritative …
Beth Rush
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Joe Biden's exit could be a tricky subject for authoritarian leaders in Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia, analysts say
Analysts suggest Joe Biden's withdrawal could be seen as a sign of US decline by Vladimir Putin, Xi…
Hannah Abraham
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John Oliver warns India is 'sliding towards authoritarianism' as Modi wins in tighter-than-expected election
The Last Week Tonight host turned his satirical eye towards India's leader Narendra Modi, ahead of …
Polly Thompson
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Putin and Kim Jong Un's wartime pact sees the two autocrats one step closer to creating a world 'safe for authoritarians,' expert says
Russia and North Korea signed a strategic partnership agreement on Wednesday that would see the two…
Erin Snodgrass
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A catchy propaganda song praising North Korea's authoritarian leader is enchanting TikTok and being compared to ABBA, reports say
The song, "Friendly Father," is reminiscent of an ABBA track — but with a rather Soviet-sounding t…
Rebecca Rommen
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Reactionary Christians are pushing the country toward authoritarianism — and a Trump 2024 win, ethics professor warns
David Gushee, a Christian ethics professor, told BI about the concerns behind his latest book: "Def…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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China's economy is trapped in a downward spiral that authoritarian regimes are doomed to repeat
Like other authoritarian regimes, China's economic development is following a predictable pattern, …
Filip De Mott
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Nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X claps back: It's 'straight out of the authoritarian playbook'
Imran Ahmed, the founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, slammed Musk in response to a l…
Gabriel Rivera
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Senators warn Biden that a defense pact with 'authoritarian' Saudi Arabia in exchange for normalizing ties with Israel hurts American interests
Saudi Arabia is an "authoritarian regime" that undermines US national security, the senators wrote …
Charles R. Davis
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After student loan decision, AOC says the Supreme Court is on 'a dangerous creep towards authoritarianism'
Appearing on CNN, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued that the court's conservative justices are "…
Charles R. Davis
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Elon Musk says Twitter has no 'actual choice' when complying with authoritarian government requests to restrict content
Musk has previously called himself a "free speech absolutist" and said he would only censor Russian…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Accusing Rudy Giuliani of being drunk on election night can incorrectly 'reinforce that idea that these were not serious people,' an authoritarianism expert says
Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat told Insider that autocrats and "people like Trump" surround themselves wi…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell,Charl…
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Trump might have to be prosecuted to save American democracy, an expert on authoritarianism argues
NYU historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat spoke to Insider about the ongoing threat to democracy posed by Januar…
Charles R. Davis
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If your kid lies, sneaks around, or is afraid of your criticism, you may be an authoritarian parent
Authoritarian parents see themselves as "the boss" and offer little warmth — which can hurt kids' s…
Erin Heger, Jaclyn Lopez Witm…
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Why experts consider authoritative parenting the best approach, and how it differs from authoritarian parenting
Authoritative and authoritarian parents both have high expectations for kids, but authoritative par…
Erin Heger, Jaclyn Lopez Witm…
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Undermining of abortion rights is extremely rare and 'goes hand-in-hand with creeping authoritarianism' experts warn
Only a few countries have eroded existing abortion access laws in the 21st century. The United Stat…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Trump again defends Putin and rips into DeSantis for calling him an 'authoritarian gas station attendant' and a 'war criminal'
Trump, whose history of defending Putin includes siding with him over US intelligence, condemned De…
Kelsey Vlamis
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How Saudi Arabia's crown prince snubbed Biden repeatedly to forge ties with authoritarian China and Russia
In 2022 Saudi Arabia's de-facto leader Mohammed bin Salman has antagonised the US by brokering clos…
Tom Porter
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Meta warned that its record $1.3 billion fine sets a 'dangerous precedent' when the internet is already 'fracturing under pressure from authoritarian regimes'
"The ability for data to be transferred across borders is fundamental to how the global open intern…