Day-to-Day Inconsistency in Parent Knowledge: Links with Youth Health and Parents' Stress

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Parental knowledge of youth's behaviors is an important aspect of childrearing. To better understand the impact of consistent parental knowledge, researchers examined parents' reports of day-to-day knowledge of youth's activities and behaviors. A link between degree of consistent knowledge and youth's outcomes was found.

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Lippold, M. A., McHale, S. M., Davis, K. D., Kossek, E. E. (2015). Day-to-Day Inconsistency in Parent Knowledge: Links with Youth Health and Parents' Stress. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56, 293-299. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.11.017