The Four Parenting Styles

There are three main types of parenting styles: authoritative, permissive, and authoritarian. There have been many studies conducted in an attempt to gain insight on the efficacy of the parenting styles aforementioned. Studies have found each of the respective types has varying parenting philosophies and effects on the children they are used on. Authoritative parenting is often regarded as the best parenting style and it is characterized as high in warmth and high in control. Authoritarian tends to produce negative results in children, as it is characterized as being low in warmth and high in demand (Sartaj & Aslam, 2010). Permissive parenting yields the worst effect for the outcome of children, characterized by high in warmth and low in control (Aldhafri, 2011). Factors such as culture and child behavior can affect parenting styles but parenting styles influence factors such as academic self-efficacy, behavior and social skills in children, so it is important for parents to be mindful of which style they use. Because of these factors my parents have taken on an authoritative parenting style, which has cultivated

As I was reading through our course textbook, “Psychology: An Exploration,” by Saundra K. Ciccarelli and J. Noland White and listening through class lectures over the course of the semester, I found the topic on parenting styles in chapter 8 to be very interesting. I found it to be interesting because I can think on many life situations as a child that applies to this concept very easily, which I never realized before. There are three different types of parenting styles. The first style is called authoritarian parenting. Authoritarian parenting is a style when the parent constantly demands rules on their children and nothing other than rules. In our textbook it is stated that, “this type of parent is stern, rigid, demanding perfection, controlling, uncompromising” (Ciccarelli, White, 2013). An authoritarian parent is one that expects their child to obey their rules or else they would get punished; as I would say this style of parenting is when the parent believes, “is either their way or the highway.” The second style of parenting is called permissive parenting. Permissive parenting is the complete opposite style of authoritarian parenting. They are parents that have absolutely no rules in their household. Permissive parents are normally portrayed as parents that could careless about the concept of parenting. Permissive parents believe that without given rules and demands to their children, their children will be the happiest. This style can also, indicate neglectfulness

The four basic types of parenting styles include neglectful, permissive, authoritative, and authoritarian. Ideally, most parents should aim to be authoritative, meaning they should aim to posses essential qualities in their kind of parenting, such as being flexible with their children, being supportive, and democratic. Authoritative parents should also be assertive, set boundaries, and have high standards for their children as well. Even though being an authoritative parent best possible way to raise a child, many parents are permissive and neglectful, meaning they tend to present negative characteristics, for example, parents tend to distance themselves with their children’s issues and letting their children do whatever they want. The children then end up becoming demanding, spoiled, and often times uneducated with their family’s morals. Authoritarian parents, however, are the complete opposites of both neglectful and permissive parents. Authoritarian parents can be described as over-demanding, autocratic individuals. They tend to set very high standards for their children and demand to be obeyed, or else the children receive punishment without reflection of the issues. In Amy Chua’s essay, “Why Chinese Mother’s are Superior”, it is clear that she describes herself as an authoritarian parent. However, it is also clear to the audience that the decisions she makes for her children are one-sided, making her believe she is always right. Chua does not look back to reflect on

This current study was formulated to test the four parenting styles as they relate to adolescents in four sets of outcomes. Parenting styles were assessed based on authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent or neglectful style of parenting. Adolescent outcomes were based on psychosocial development, school achievement, internalized distress, and problem behavior. The researchers compared how the different parenting styles related to the outcomes of the adolescents and how they compared with each other.

Parenting styles can be highly impressionable on their children. There are various styles of parenting, and each style can have different effects on the child or adolescent. The four parenting styles that can be implemented in the household are recognized as: authoritarian, neglectful, permissive, and authoritative. All four of these styles carry their own unique characteristics, and have some distinct features. Whichever style a parent decides is best to use for their child can have multiple short and long-term effects, so it is best to look at each style and find the one that works best. 

There are three types of parenting styles that affect children in various ways. The first type of parenting that seems to work the best on children is the authoritative style. Authoritative parents are neither too strict nor too willing to give in to their children’s wants. They encourage their children to grow in responsibility and give them opportunities to show they are independent. They set down rules that are expected to be followed, but are not too harsh. This seems to be

There are three main parenting styles: authoritarian, permissive, and democratic. Authoritarian parents over power their children and dictate their children life. The parent make almost all of the decision for the children. Permissive parents are more relaxed about parenting than authoritarian parents. They let their child have as much freedom as possible with very little limits.

The three main parenting styles are authoritarian, permissive and authoritative. There can be some times where a parenting style is better than another but another thing is that some things can’t work out at all either way. An authoritarian style is when parents are strict. An authoritative style are loving and film parents. Also an permissive style is parents that don't want to set up rules for their kids or set up any punishments.

          Children imitate and learn much more from their parents than most parents realize. Even the slightest behaviors are picked up by children and acted out in their own lives. Styles of conflict and the way parents carry themselves will be relived to some extent in their children's lives. Therefore, it's important for parents to pick a parenting style that best fits how they would like their child to behave now, and as he or she grows to be an adult. After all, it's a parent's responsibility to prepare his or her children to survive in this world without them. What parenting style do you consider the

Jessica M. Berge and her co-researchers performed a cohort study in order to collect their research. In recent years, there have been many studies that can relate various parenting styles to the topics of adolescent overweight and weight behaviors. These studies are helpful, but they are only cross-sectional studies, which are incapable of determining whether or not parenting styles are predictors of an adolescent weight and weight behavior. Berge and her co-researchers researched adolescents during a five-year-long period of time in order to examine the correct association or possible causation between parenting styles and adolescent weight and diet behaviors. The population used to perform this study included 2,516 adolescents from the ages 16-21. Adolescents that were observed in this study came from 31 different Minnesota schools with

My paper will focus in four parenting styles, authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and uninvolved and how each style affects a child’s behavior and mental health. I am a parent of a three year old daughter who has changed my life drastically from the day she was born. When I became a father I was 25 years old and often asked myself I

The four main parenting approaches are indulgent parents, neglectful parents, authoritative parents, and authoritarian parents. Each style can lead to very different lives of children depending on

So what exactly does a united front mean? We hear it often from parenting experts on TV, the Internet, and in magazines, but do parents really understand it in practice? Everyone has a different style of parenting, and a united front means to join your parenting together so that children can not play the divide and conquer game (which they are extremely good at). Research has indicated that there are four basic parenting styles ranging from only fulfilling a child's basic needs for food, shelter, and schooling to those that expect complete obedience with no explanation or conversation. Of course each family has a unique blend of these four basic parenting styles.

Parenting styles are used to define in what manner a parent interacts with their child. A theory, first proposed by Baumrind, breaks down parenting styles into three different levels of control and warmth. Permissive parenting involves leniency and indulging the child’s needs, whereas authoritarian parenting involves high levels of control and punishment. In the middle lies authoritative parenting, a style of parenting that practices control, but also values communication and individuality (Karmakar, 2015). In North America, parents are often stuck between an authoritative and permissive style of parenting. Oftentimes, it is believed that a child receives greater happiness and growth from a warm family that directs little control over the actions of the child (Barton & Hirsch, 2014). However, the opposite is true; parents enforcing an authoritative style aided children in higher confidence, allowing them to tackle difficult activities (Hibbard & Walton, 2014). Due to the lack of benefits attained from a permissive style of parenting, it is encouraged that an authoritative style, focusing on warmth and control, be adopted.

There are four main parenting styles, these four include: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved/neglectful. The way in which parents ‘parent’ their children effect the children on how the child develops into an adult and it affects their cognitive development.