Joseph and Marie have been married for 27 years,and have three children.Marie tends to employ an indulgent parenting style,while Joseph parents from an authoritative approach.According to the research of Milevsky and colleagues (2007),what is the likely outcome of these different parenting styles?
A)Joseph's authoritative parenting will offset the negative impacts of Marie's indulgent parenting style.
B)Marie's indulgent parenting style will have damaging effects on the children,despite Joseph's authoritative style.
C)The older child is likely to develop negative outcomes due to the inconsistent parenting styles,but this will not be seen in the younger child.
D)The children are likely to develop very insecure attachments to both parents due to the inconsistencies in their parenting styles.

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Research has shown that an authoritative parenting style tends to have positive outcomes for children, such as higher academic achievement, better social and emotional development, and lower rates of behavioral problems. In this case, Joseph's authoritative parenting style is likely to offset the negative impact of Marie's indulgent parenting style, resulting in overall positive outcomes for the children.

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