ABSTRACT
In this study we explored developmental trajectories of parental warmth, behavioral control, rules/limit-setting, and knowledge solicitation from middle childhood to late adolescence in Medelln, Colombia. Different parenting domains were characterized by different trajectories from ages 7 to 18. Parent warmth and rules/limit-setting were defined by quadratic trajectories that slightly increased initially until ages 11 and 12 before decreasing over time. Parent behavioral control and knowledge solicitation were defined by linear trajectories that decreased at a constant rate over time. However, all parenting domains decreased in frequency over time after age 12. Older mother age at the time of the child’s birth predicted lower levels of parent rules/limit-setting across adolescence. Higher parent education predicted lower levels of behavioral control, rules/limit-setting, and parent knowledge solicitation across adolescence. Child gender was not related to trajectories of any of the examined parenting domains.
