• The effect of parenting styles on children's health: A review study
  • mahboubeh omid,1,* zhila ganji,2
    1. MSc student in midwifery counseling, Member of Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
    2. department of reproductive health and midwifery، Nasibeh faculty of nursing and midwifery، Mazandaran University of medical Sciences، Sari، Iran


  • Introduction: Parenting styles as one of the important principles in raising children have an important role in the health of later life. This study was conducted to review the effect of parenting styles on children's health.
  • Methods: This study was a review method. Gather information in the databases of SID, Pub Med, Scopus, Google scholar, Web of Science and search with the keywords "Children's health", "Parenting styles" and "Effective interventions", their Persian equivalent in the period 2005 to 2023. At the end of the 73 articles searched, 17 articles related to the purpose were reviewed.
  • Results: The results of the present study show, Powerful style will enhance the mental health (reduction of depression and identity crisis in adolescence, secure attachment), social health (independence, reduction of destructive and high social risk behaviors) and physical health (reduction of enuresis) in children. Careless and authoritarian parenting style can lead to negative effects on mental health (mood disorders and hyperactivity), social health (increased risk of risky behaviors) and physical health (increased incidence of enuresis) in the short term and Be long-term.
  • Conclusion: It seems that children's health is not a one-dimensional matter and parenting style is one of the important factors in it.Authoritative style is the most appropriate method of parenting and leads to the formation of healthier behaviors and characteristics in children.
  • Keywords: Parenting Styles, Children's Health, Parents' Health.