The relationship of parents' parenting style to the television viewing amounts of their children

In this study, an attempt was made to relate the television viewing amounts of children and the parenting style of their parents. Parents of 23 children at a southeastern university reported on the household behaviors of their children and their own parenting style. Findings indicated that parenting style and viewing behaviors were not related in this group. A second function of the study was to validate further a parenting instrument using non-parents. Demographic variables held little influence in the parent sample and student sample. A discussion of the implications of the current findings calls to question the validity of the instruments and notion of parenting behavior.