If warmly supportive parents are especially likely to have children with high self-esteem,this most clearly indicates that
A) authoritative parenting is more effective than authoritarian parenting.
B) permissive parenting is more effective than authoritative parenting.
C) children's self-esteem stimulates warmly supportive parenting.
D) warmly supportive parenting and children's self-esteem are correlated.

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The fact that warmly supportive parents are more likely to have children with high self-esteem indicates a correlation between the two variables. The answer choice that best reflects this relationship is D - warmly supportive parenting and children's self-esteem are correlated. This does not necessarily imply that authoritative parenting is more effective than authoritarian parenting or that permissive parenting is more effective than authoritative parenting, as those parenting styles may have different effects on children's self-esteem.

If Warmly Supportive Parents Are Especially Likely to Have Children