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The influence of parents' attitudes on the social and emotional development of children has long been recognized. Extensive programs of parent education are being conducted through the schools, clinics, and hospitals; yet seldom, if ever, are these programs evaluated in terms of the changes produced in parents' attitudes or in children's adjustment. The present-day confusion among parents on such important variables as permissiveness, control, and discipline seems to reflect the lack of definitive research in this area.
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Donald A. Leton (1958) studied this question.
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