The woman at the well had her sins âwashed awayâ by Jesus. The story shows that Jesus offers divine mercy in the living water of grace, which washes away sins and cleanses souls. The woman went to the well to get a jug of water. Instead, she got much more, including a cleansed and refreshed spiritual life.
Authoritarian parenting is a restrictive, punishment-heavy parenting style in which parents make their children follow their directions with little to no explanation or feedback and focus on the child's and family's perception and status.
By Dr. Claudia M. Gold Globe Correspondent November 11, 2013. Adapted from the Child In Mind blog on Boston.com. Authoritarian parenting, as in âmy way or the highway,â and its opposite, permissive parenting with lack of limit setting, may be linked with difficulty with emotional regulation in children.