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Overprotective, buddy or compass? Which parent lives inside you

Every parent has a bit of the protector, the friend, the guide and the freedom-giver in them — but in everyday life, one of them usually wins out. Seven situations, seven instinctive reactions: find out which parenting type drives you most when it really matters.

  1. If your child falls and hurts themselves while playing, what's your first reaction?
  2. How much screen time do you allow on a weekday after school?
  3. Your child brings home a bad grade. What do you do?
  4. How do you decide on family activities at the weekend?
  5. The grandparents would raise your child differently than you. How do you react?
  6. Your teenager wants to stay overnight at a friend's party. You...
  7. What matters most to you as a parent?