Parenting Styles

While no two families are exactly alike, experts have identified some common parenting “styles” that are commonly used. These styles are generally based on the amount of support parents provide and the amount of control they try to exert. And most have their pros and cons — though some are generally considered to be more beneficial for kids than others.

So what are the different types, and how do they affect kids? Here’s a basic overview.

1) Authoritative

High demandingness: High responsiveness.

Have high expectations for achievement and maturity, but they are also warm and responsive.

These parents provide their kids with reasoning and explanation for their action. Explanations allow children to have a sense of awareness and teach kids about values, morals, and goals.

Authoritative parents are affectionate and supportive. They provide their children with autonomy and encourage independence. Children of authoritative parents are cherished.

2) Authoritarian (or disciplinarian)

High demandingness. Low reponsiveness.

High levels of parental control and low levels of responsiveness are the two characteristics of authoritarian parents.

Authoritarian parents are unresponsive to their children’s needs and are generally not nurturing. They usually justify their mean treatment of their kids as TOUGH LOVE.

3) Permissive (or indulgent)

Low demandingness: High responsiveness.

Permissive parents set very few rules and boundaries and they are reluctant to enforce rules. These indulgent parents are warm and indulgent but they do not like to say no or disappoint their children.

4) Neglectful (or uninvolved)

Low demandingness: Low responsiveness.

Neglectful parents do not set firm boundaries or high standards. They are indifferent to their children’s needs and uninvolved in their lives. These uninvolved parents may have mental issues themselves such as depression, or physical abuse or child neglect when they were kids.

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