Psychology Today | 20.07.2026 00:34
There is some talk among social mediaparenting influencers and “experts” that "counting down your kids" is a bad parenting strategy. As a clinical psychologist who conducted parenting studies throughout my doctoral degree, wrote a review paper on parenting strategies that has been cited over 1,000 times, and helps parents daily in my clinical practice, I can confidently say that counting down your kids is one of the best parenting strategies there is.
