When Partners Parent Differently: Creating a Unified Team

Host:  Mindy McCulley, MS Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, University of Kentucky  

Guest: David Weisenhorn, PhD Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development  

Season 8, Episode 9

On this episode of Talking FACS, host Mindy McCulley talks with Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development, about what to do when partners parent differently. They explain the four parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, uninvolved), share research insights , and emphasize that differing styles can complement one another.

Key takeaways include practical strategies for parenting as a team:

• compromise without one person losing
• communicate regularly
• avoid putting children in the middle
• disagree privately
• support each other’s strengths, and
• involve grandparents consistently.

The episode also highlights extension parenting classes as a resource to learn your style and grow together as parents.

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