| I worked out very early in life that no two parenting | | | | and must be followed and in some cases, punishment |
| styles are alike. In fact, as a primary school kid, I used | | | | metered out would be seen in today's society as |
| to fascinate at each adults different style of parenting | | | | extremely, and unnecessarily heavy-handed. Discipline |
| when the school would conduct it's social occasions. | | | | provides the core base of the authoritarian type. |
| Some parents were strict, almost to the point of being | | | | Permissive Or Indulgent |
| embarassingly overwhelming; some were extremely | | | | The total opposite to authoritarian, permissive or |
| lax and casual in their child disciplines while others were | | | | indulgent parents tend to have a lot less structure but |
| a mix of strict and casual, somewhere in between if | | | | are extremely responsive in nature to their children. |
| you like. | | | | Parenting styles portrayed during the 60's on television |
| So, what are the different types of parenting. Is there | | | | are similar in nature to permissive parenting. Many |
| a guide we can refer to before we enter father and | | | | people regard this style as a little mythical and out of |
| motherhood and choose a parenting style. Let's briefly | | | | touch with reality but if certain aspects of it were |
| examine some of the different styles of parenting so | | | | incorporated into the other styles then the end result |
| you can see which category you may come under. | | | | could only be positive, don't you think? |
| Authoritative | | | | Non-Interested Or Uninvolved |
| Authoritative parenting is considered as the balanced | | | | Not the best model but this different parenting style |
| style between authoritarian and permissive. Children | | | | must be mentioned. Basically, those in this category are |
| are given a little leeway and are given choices up until | | | | detached from their children in a way where structure |
| a certain point. While parents will listen to a child's point | | | | and discipline is almost non-existant. They lack a desire |
| of view, ultimately the final decision will rest with the | | | | to take on responsibility either because they are |
| adult. Children in a sense a taught negotiation skills but | | | | incapable or circumstance is preventing them from |
| within the laws outlined by the adults and learn discipline | | | | practising good parenting skill. |
| in a way which appears to give both parties an equal | | | | It's almost a given that if you spent time in ten different |
| benefit. In other words, there is usually less conflict. | | | | households, then you would see a variation in different |
| Authoritarian | | | | parenting style methods in each one of those ten |
| As the name implies, this different parenting style is | | | | domains. Maybe we have made parenting more |
| high in structural boundaries and somewhat strict | | | | complex than it should be. Is one style mentioned in this |
| military in it's execution. Their responsiveness to their | | | | article a better model than the other? |
| children is usually low to very low. Rules are laid down | | | | |