Design For Life
Our different parenting styles are causing tension, I don’t know what to do
This week, psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader who takes a far more relaxed attitude to parenting than her husband does
Dear Expert,
My husband and I have very different styles of parenting. He is more of an authoritarian-type figure and I’m more relaxed. I might let them go a little past their bedtimes or give them treats, like spending more time on their iPads or getting something nice from the shop. My husband is getting increasingly angry about this, because he says he is being painted as the “bad” parent and it’s not fair on ...
