Harvard Thinking
Hosted by Samantha Laine Perfas · Harvard University
4.9from 66 ratings
- 31
- Episodes
- 2
- Transcribed
- 66
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Harvard Thinking
A podcast where the life of the mind meets everyday life. Hosted by Samantha Laine Perfas, produced by Harvard University. Visit harvard.edu/thinking.
- Publisher
- Harvard University
- Category
- education · science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
2 of 31 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is your parenting style working?
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Is your parenting style working?
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that's where you get different approaches, which are all going to tell you that they are an authoritative parenting style, but are going to be accomplishing that different ways and I think are going to be potentially differentially successful there. And that's why we've layered on top of something that everyone agrees on, something that no one agrees on. I agree with you both. When I'm working with families and creating resources, I'm trying to really boil it down to what ingredients are important. parenting, which we know is warmth and responsiveness, having clear and firm boundaries that you're communicating and sharing the why and creating healthy expectations and also giving kids an appropriate amount of autonomy so they can grow and practice these skills and make mistakes. […]
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- Emily Oster
- Meredith Elkins
- Kiran Bhai
- David Liu
- Eliot Shearer
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 28 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 38 ratings
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Samantha Laine Perfas host the show. Published by Harvard University.
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