When her children were first born, Jocelyn provided a warm, loving environment and educated her children when they made mistakes rather than punishing them. A few years later, Jocelyn experienced a severe major depressive episode and her children were placed in foster care due to her not feeding them or getting them to school. Jocelyn's depression is now in remission and she in court fighting to regain custody. Which aspects of this situation should be given the most weight by a judge deciding this case?
A. The fact that her original parenting style was authoritative and most parents return to their original style once disrupting factors are resolved.
B. The fact that she lapsed into an uninvolved parenting style and once this occurs parents will continue to use this parenting style.
C. The fact that it took her a year to recover from her depression, which suggests she is more likely to become uninvolved again.
D. The fact that she is fighting to regain custody suggests that she is now more authoritarian and will likely punish her children more now.
Answer: A
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