What's Your Parenting Style, Dad?

Does father really know best? Well, maybe not, but he knows a lot, more than society (and moms) give him credit for. The Fatherstyle Advantage by Kevin O'Shea and James Windell shows how Dad's different parenting style can have such a positive impact on his children's lives.

The authors' aim is to bring some much-needed balance to parenting advice by demonstrating that involved fathers have a lot to say about good parenting.

This quiz is designed to generate discussion. The goal is twofold: to help dads and moms learn more about how and why they parent differently, and to determine what parenting issues are most important to each of them. Take the quiz and then find out what it shows about your parenting style by using the guide at the end.

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  1. You hear your child begin to cry in the next room. You:
    • Ignore it because your spouse is home.
    • Consult a mental checklist to determine the cause of the crying and how to stop it.
    • Rush to pick her up, hug her close and comfort her.
    • Let her cry for a few minutes before intervening.
  1. When your child is sleeping, you:
    • Throw in a load of laundry and pick up the house.
    • Watch the game.
    • Organize his baby pictures into albums for relatives.
    • Gaze at him adoringly for at least twenty minutes.

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