> Studies show that the strongest influence on kids are their peers. Could you please share? The ones I'm finding say that parents are the strongest influence

> Studies show that the strongest influence on kids are their peers. Could you please share? The ones I'm finding say that parents are the strongest influence [1] [2] [3] [4]. > Permissive parenting that treats kids like little adults and over-emphasizes cultivation of their individual relationships and preferences does them a disservice. Parenting that attempts to "carefully control" interactions until their 25th birthday seems like a disservice of equal size. I met some of these kids when I got to University. They didn't fare very well without their parents to control everything. As with most things, the answer is likely in the middle. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4826572/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4826572/ [2] https://blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-infantil/en/parental-behavior-influences-child-development/ https://blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-infantil/en/parental-behav... [3] https://archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu13se/uu13se06.htm https://archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu13se/uu13se06.h... [4] https://www.mckendree.edu/academics/scholars/issue17/green.htm https://www.mckendree.edu/academics/scholars/issue17/green.h...