PARENTALITY AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A REVIEW

Abstract

It is known that parenting practices have an impact on child and young development, however, the search is to understand which parenting style presents parenting practices more favorable to the development of socio-emotional skills. Objective: To carry out an integrative literature review to find evidence that makes it possible to trace the parenting style that promotes the development of social-emotional skills in children and teenagers. Material and Methods: References were searched in the CAPES, Google Scholar and Pubmed journals in April 2021. The search allowed for the identification of 13 articles that met the eligibility criteria.

Results: In 70% of the articles it was possible to observe that the indulgent parenting style as a facilitator of development, in the other 30% the authoritative style as advantageous for socio-emotional development. Conclusion: Therefore, it was possible to observe that two parenting styles were associated with adequate social-emotional development: indulgent and authoritative. Emphasizing that affectivity has a greater impact on socio-emotional skills than behavioral rigor.