The document discusses different parental control styles and their effectiveness. It indicates that the authoritative style, which is firm but allows children flexibility and participation in decision making, tends to yield the most positive results. This middle ground approach allows parents to set boundaries for safety while also giving children chances to problem solve on their own. The authoritarian and permissive styles seem to correlate with more negative long-term effects on children's development.

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