A parent’s parenting styles are as diverse as the world we live in today. Nowadays, parents only want what is best for their children and their parenting styles plays a crucial role in the development of children which will in the long run, not only effect the child’s childhood years, but later prolong into their adult life as well.
In 1971, Diana Baumrind categorized different parenting styles by observing middle-class parents interacting with their children (Belsky, 2010, p. 201). Baumrind’s parenting styles influence the field of child development and have been widely cited. In her research, she developed four parenting styles: authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful. They are analyzed by two factors: responsiveness and demandingness. Parental responsiveness refers to how parents respond to the child’s needs. Parental demandingness refers to the parent’s
The parenting style theory is a complex activity that influences the child's outcome by specific behaviors that work individually and together (Darling, 1999). From this article we know that spanking and reading out loud may help influence on a child's development but it may also be misleading if we only looked at specific behaviors to evaluate an outcome. There are four type of parenting styles. These four are indulgent, authoritarian, authoritative, and uninvolved (Maccoby & Martin, 1983). All of the parenting styles here are represented on natural occurring events in the family. For example, these may include values, practices and behaviors in each family environment. Ih the film The Breakfast Club, we are shown each of these 4 parenting styles.
Baumrind’s work on parenting styles is probably her most famous and important research. Back in the early 1960s, Baumrind conducted her famous childcare research. In her stuffy she and her research team followed more than 100 middle class children of preschool-age Baumrind’s primary research methods were interviews and observation. The aim of her child parent behavior study was to formulate and evaluate the effect of most typical Western parenting styles. The three parenting styles studied were the authoritarian parenting style, the permissive parenting style, and the authoritative parenting style. Her findings were ground breaking and the time and have since been subject to both academic acclaim and criticism.
“Focus more about who your child is than on what your child does. Remember, you’re growing a person, not fixing a problem” L.R. Knost. To see the importance of different parenting techniques, one must look at the Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive, and Lenient parenting techniques. Over the years parenting styles have changed drastically. In the mid twentieth century, parents weren’t as concerned about their children but as the years progressed on, parents became more aware of what was going on with their children and what their children were up to. According to AHA parenting, there are four types of parenting styles: Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, and uninvolved otherwise known as lenient (AHA Parenting). A study
Research by Anita Gurian (Different Parenting Styles, 2010) states that this parenting style is similar to the previous one; however the difference is that these types of parents are more democratic concerning their parenting. The children still have to follow a set type of rules, but they receive more understanding from their parents. The parents are usually opened to any questions. If the child is unable to meet parents’ expectations at some point, the parents provide more nurture in those cases rather than punishing the child. These types of parents’ state clear standards and help the children reach them. Their parenting is more supportive rather than punitive.
Parenting style has a significant impact on children and how they develop psychologically. There are many different styles of parenting that affect the psychological development of children and adolescents including the extreme authoritarian parenting, permissive parenting and the desirable authoritative parenting. Each style of parenting has varying effects on the development of the child, this will be referenced in relation to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development.
There are many ideas and opinions on how to raise children and how to be a “good parent.” Often, parents get advice on how to parent from their own parents, from their close friends, and even experts. There are three main types of parenting styles: authoritarian parenting, permissive parenting, and authoritative parenting. Authoritative parenting is a parenting style characterized by strict rules, harsh punishments and little warmth. Permissive parenting is characterized by parents who are responsive to their children, but lack rules and discipline. Authoritative parenting is characterized by parents who hold high expectations and set clear guidelines, but are responsive and loving to their children. Parenting styles determine the
To be able to understand the importance between parenting styles and how it effects the child, years of psychological research have taken in most aspects and developed three main styles of parenting: authoritarian, authoritative and permissive. It is of great importance to realize that nature and heredity both play major roles in the development of a child, as well as how you raise them that influences who they
Parenting styles are the strategies that parents use to raise their children. Moreover, these styles are strictly correlated with a child’s mental, physical, social and emotional development. Again, “the parenting styles refer to the manner in which parents raise their children”, explains ADLER University (1998). Every parent have their own ways of raising their children but, some parents raise their children according to their traditions or religions. Consequently, the strategies used by parents can affect a child’s well-being, either positively or negatively. Therefore, styles of parenting play a very important role in the life of a child. Again, styles of parenting correlates with the kind of relationship a parent
All parents wants to be a good parent but what makes a good parent? What is parenting? “Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood”(Gross,2015).Many people think becoming a good parent is impossible. What is a good parent? The level of parenting can improve the process of the child's learning development and Every parent has their own style. It's called parenting style and there is not one one style there are four different styles and you might fall into one of them. There are four major styles authoritative, neglectful, permissive and authoritarian. Each style has its characteristics that brings a different reaction in children(Grolnick,2009). Parenting represents how a parenti to going to approach their child. According to Darling and Steinberg prepares the child for these icty and specific culture. There are research that is conducting by many people of how to be a good parent. Maccoby and Martin expanded on the theory of parenting They expanded by using Baumrind’s theory of permissive and Neglectful parenting. In this paper I will be explaining all the different parenting styles, compares them from one another, exampling Baumrind theories. I will also explain parenting style can be affected by culture, and each style can bring a different outcome and the popular parenting styles are permissive and Authoritarian style.
Section one describes the various parenting styles and notes the affect personalities can have on these styles. It explains why dissimilarity in parenting styles affects child outcomes and touches on healthy discipline. It will briefly reflect on my family of origin in relation to the topic. Finally, it will conclude with a short summary.
Diana Baumrind is a researcher who focused on the classification of parenting styles. Baumrind’s research is known as Baumrind’s parenting typology”. In her research, she found what she considered to be the four basic elements that could help shape successful parenting: responsiveness vs. unresponsiveness and demanding vs. undemanding. Parental responsiveness refers to the degree to which the parent responds to the child's needs in a supportive and accepting manner. Through her studies Baumrind identified three initial parenting styles: Authoritative parenting, authoritarian parenting and permissive parenting. Baumrind believed that parents should be neither punitive nor aloof. Rather, they should develop rules for their children and be affectionate with them. These parenting styles are meant to describe normal variations in parenting, not deviant parenting, such as might be observed in abusive homes. In addition, parenting stress can often cause changes in parental behavior such as inconsistency, increased negative communication, decreased monitoring and/or supervision, setting vague rules or limits on behaviour, being more reactive and less proactive, and engaging in increasingly harsh disciplinary behaviours.
A parenting style is a method or type of parenting which directly and indirectly influences the development of the child. Developmental psychologists study the physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, emotional and personality growth and development that occurs throughout a lifetime. The purpose of this research was to identify how specific parenting styles positively and negatively correlate with behaviors in children, how they affect children, and what methods of parenting could be used to benefit the development of children.
Parenting style is a psychological contrast representing standard strategies that parents use in their child rearing (stantrock, 2007). There are many differing theories and opinions on the best ways to rear children, as well as differing levels of time and effort that