Mark Hinkley
b. 1970s · AustraliaScreen time research
Mark Hinkley shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
Self-Regulation drew researchers from psychology, paediatrics, education, and anthropology.
Eight influential figures below span theory, clinical work, and global policy.
Eight guides worth knowing
Ainsworth
1913–1999 · USStrange Situation
Ainsworth shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
Faber & Mazlish
20th c. · USParent communication
Faber & Mazlish shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
John Gottman
b. 1942 · USEmotion coaching
John Gottman shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
Baumrind
1927–2018 · USParenting styles
Baumrind shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
Jane Nelsen
b. 1940 · USPositive Discipline
Jane Nelsen shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
Ross Greene
b. 1957 · USCollaborative problem solving
Ross Greene shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
Piaget
1896–1980 · SwitzerlandCognitive stages
Piaget shaped discourse on parental emotional control before guidance through research and public writing.
Together they moved self-regulation from opinion columns toward evidence-informed frameworks still debated today.
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