| Do you know what kind of parent you are? This is an | | | | assertive, but not intrusive and restrictive as they want |
| important question to answer because as a parent | | | | their children to be assertive as well as socially |
| your end goal is to raise a happy, healthy, successful | | | | responsible, cooperative, and self-regulated.* |
| child and to reach that goal you need to be the best | | | | Uninvolved parents are low in both response and |
| parent you can be.The four main parenting styles are | | | | demand. In extreme cases, this parenting style might |
| determined by the level of warmth and control that | | | | encompass both rejection and neglect.Parenting styles |
| parents exert over their child. These two key factors | | | | not only differ in terms of response and demand but |
| then create four categories of parenting styles: | | | | also the extent of psychological control they extend |
| indulgent, authoritarian, authoritative, and uninvolved. | | | | over their child. Psychological control is the attempt to |
| Each of these parenting styles reflects different | | | | intrude into the psychological and emotional |
| natural patterns of parental values, practices, and | | | | development of the child through use of parenting |
| behaviors and a distinct balance of response and | | | | practices such as guilt, shame, and withdrawal of love. |
| demand.* Indulgent parents are more responsive than | | | | One key difference between authoritarian and |
| they are demanding. Nontraditional and lenient, they do | | | | authoritative parenting is in the dimension of |
| not require mature behavior, allow much self-regulation, | | | | psychological control.Both authoritarian and authoritative |
| and avoid confrontation. Indulgent parents may be | | | | parents place high demands on their children and |
| further divided into two types: democratic parents, | | | | expect their children to behave appropriately and obey |
| who, though lenient, are more conscientious, engaged, | | | | parental rules. Authoritarian parents, however, also |
| and committed to the child, and nondirective or | | | | expect their children to accept their judgments, values, |
| permissive parents.* Authoritarian parents are highly | | | | and goals without question. In contrast, authoritative |
| demanding and directive, but not responsive. They do | | | | parents are more open to give and take with their |
| not explain orders but expect total obedience. These | | | | children and offer more explanation. Therefore, |
| parents provide well-ordered and structured | | | | although authoritative and authoritarian parents are |
| environments with clearly stated rules. Authoritarian | | | | both high in behavioral control, authoritative parents |
| parents can be divided into two types: those who are | | | | tend to be low in psychological control, while |
| not intrusive or autocratic in their use of power and | | | | authoritarian parents tend to be high.Learning more |
| those who are highly intrusive.* Authoritative parents | | | | about your own parenting style can help you become |
| are both demanding and responsive. They set clear | | | | a more effective parent and raise a more successful |
| standards for their child's conduct, but their disciplinary | | | | child.You can enjoy more family articles at Parents |
| methods are supportive, rather than punitive. They are | | | | Learn More and Official Family. |