There are different styles of Parenting, and each of them has it's own style and characteristics. Basically, there are four styles of Parenting: authoritarian, authoritative (sometimes called egalitarian), permissive, and uninvolved. The uninvolved Parenting style is when the parents are simply not there to be parents to their children. So this type of Parenting can be described as "non existent". Therefore, we will not discuss it here, because it is not an effective Parenting style. Kids with an uninvolved parent often struggle with feelings of rejection, lack of self-esteem, and trust issues. Let's take a look at the other three Parenting styles - authoritarian, authoritative and permissive. Authoritarian, authoritative and permissive represent the range of Parenting styles, where authoritarian is on one end, the permissive on the other end, and authoritative in the middle. The Parenting style differ form each other in two aspects - structure and responsiveness. Structure represents the limits and rules a child has to obey to, therefore it is the main ingredient in authoritarian Parenting. Responsiveness is the parent's sensitivity to a child's voice. It represents the child's wants and needs. Responsiveness is therefore the most important element in permissive Parenting. So, while authoritarian Parenting is high on structure, it is low on Responsiveness. For example, is a child is late to come home, he or she will expect to be punished.

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Author: Paul Banas Looking after twins usually means more work for the parents. It also often presents parents with tricky situations. One of these is putting a pair of twins to bed. Here are tips to help parents of twins cope with this situation: • Maintain fixed bed times: Helping your twins, sleep at the same time everyday will ensure that they will form good sleeping habits. A fixed bedtime will help them fall asleep without fuss as soon as you put them to bed. • Devise a pre-bed routine: This could be a warm bath, some massage and cuddling, or a story telling or lullaby session. When repeated daily, this will help your twins anticipate and get into the mood for sleep. • Swaddle your babies: Swaddling or wrapping your twins in a blanket, or sheet will help your twins sleep more snugly. This will make it less likely that they will get up at night. • Teach your twins to sleep: Help your twins to learn to fall asleep. You can do so by putting them