A Longitudinal Study of Parental Discipline of Young Children

Abstract
Objective: To determine how discipline practices changed over time for young children. Methods: A cohort of parents with young children were interviewed in clinic about a broad array of disciplinary practices at two points in time. Results: A total of 182 parents were interviewed at Time 1, and 94 were interviewed at Time 1 and 2. Mean age of the child was 16.2 months at Time 1 and 35.8 months...