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Traditional Tug of War ‘Control’ Methods:
they will work – but not all of the time or with all children
(AND it’s tiring and a waste of energy for both parties)
Child controls Adult controls
Permissive Authoritative & Authoritarian
Approach approaches
▪ Child’s ‘wins’ control ▪ Adult ‘wins’ control
▪ Childs own needs are met. ▪ Adult needs met
▪ Adult sacrifices their own needs. ▪ Child’s needs less important
(AND control methods don’t help address children’s needs or teach them
long-term pro-social and pro-learning skills)
Based on the work of Diana Baumrind
