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

Published on May 21, 2018

A new study 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.

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