Parental monitoring and discipline in middle childhood.

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Pediatrics. 1998;101 :723– 728[OpenUrl][10][Abstract/FREE Full Text][11] Parental monitoring during middle childhood (ages 5 to 10 years) can have a lifelong effect on children's health. Parental monitoring includes parents tracking their child's behavior at home, in school, and in community environments. Accomplishing this task effectively can be challenging because monitoring must balance the promotion of independence with communication of genuine concern about and interest in a child's activities. Specific parental monitoring behaviors vary considerably, depending on the age of the child, individual family values, the relationship between the parent and the child, and other influences. By keeping these factors in mind, parents can ask questions and provide guidance regarding what children are doing and with whom they are associating. 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