This image is a 2x2 chart with two labeled axes and four quadrants, each representing different approaches to parenting. The vertical axis is labeled "FIRM," increasing upward, while the horizontal axis is labeled "WARM," increasing to the right. Each quadrant contains a label and a simple graphic: Top left (Firm + Not Warm): Labeled "GRIM" and illustrated with an iron fist. Top right (Firm + Warm): Labeled "KIND" and illustrated with a red heart. Bottom left (Not Firm + Not Warm): Labeled "GONE" and illustrated with two dashed outlines of people. Bottom right (Not Firm + Warm): Labeled "SOFT" and illustrated with a feather. Arrowheads on each axis indicate the direction of increase. The chart follows the author's usual layout with a cross-shaped axis division and quadrant illustrations. The comic is branded with "TUESDAY2x2.com" in the lower right corner.
An adaptation of another 2×2 from Andy Crouch in his book Strong and Weak. Mr. Crouch writes, “One of the best examples [of a 2×2 chart] comes from studies of effective parenting—the kind of parenting that produces children who display self-confidence and self-control. Which is better, to be a strict, demanding parent who sets firm boundaries, or a responsive, engaging parent who interacts with their children with warmth and compassion? …Put the question this way and most parents will lean one way or the other…Both are right. Firmness and warmth, it turns out, are not actually opposites. They can go together—in fact, they must go together for children to flourish.” Crouch, Andy. Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing (pp. 6-7). InterVarsity Press. Kindle Edition.