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Why Being an Authoritative Parent Is the Best Approach

Why Being an Authoritative Parent Is the Best Approach
What kind of parent are you? Which would you say best describes your parenting style—someone who is demanding and controlling; someone who is warm and responsive; or someone who indulges their kids and rarely disciplines? As in the case of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, one of these approaches is clearly better than the others. The Four Types of Parenting Styles In the 1960s, psychologist Diana Baumrind wrote a groundbreaking paper based upon her research in which she detailed three types of parenting styles she observed: authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting. Authoritarian Parenting Parents who fall under this classification of parenting style tend to demand absolute obedience from their children, no ifs, ands, or buts. Permissive Parenting Parents who practice permissive parenting don't discipline or impose rules; they don't want to have any conflict with their children believe kids should regulate themselves. Authoritative Parenting Uninvolved Parenting

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Why Parenting Styles Matter When Raising Children Developmental psychologists have long been interested in how parents affect child development. However, finding actual cause-and-effect links between specific actions of parents and later behavior of children is very difficult. Some children raised in dramatically different environments can later grow up to have remarkably similar personalities. Conversely, children who share a home and are raised in the same environment can grow up to have very different personalities.

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Is the Authoritative Parenting Style Always the Best for Children? - hybrid parenting Today, the authoritative parenting style is perceived as the golden standard for appropriate parent-chid interactions. However, in many cultures, parents may have an authoritarian approach because they want to raise their children within the culture of respect. They may prioritize different socialization goals, such as respect over emotional closeness with their children. This was true in my family-of-origin; however, today, I am using the authoritative approach with my children.

Authoritarian and Authoritative Parenting Styles: Which Is Best? People have their own unique style when it comes to parenting. It is not just about a set of rules; the style of parenting caregivers take on is a reflection of who they are, their culture, and their value systems. It’s important that parents be able to adapt their parenting style to integrate the best practices of other styles. This article will focus on two styles in particular: authoritarian and authoritative.

Authoritarian parenting: What happens to the kids? Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas © 2010-2017 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved The authoritarian parenting style is about being strict and stern. It insists on unquestioning obedience, and enforces good behavior through threats, shaming, and other punishments. As defined by psychologists, it's also a style associated with less parental warmth and responsiveness (Baumrind 1991). That doesn't bode well for a child's health outcomes, especially if she's growing up in an otherwise stressful environment. How does Culture Affect Parenting Styles? Disclaimer: This work has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work produced by our Essay Writing Service. You can view samples of our professional work here.

Understanding Parenting Styles Can Help You Prepare Your Child for Life Every parent wants to be the best parent they can be and desires their children to be happy and successful in life. You may not believe it, but our children want to please us and desire our approval, even if sometimes they act like they don’t care! They are looking to us to affirm that they are the greatest children! So this is our window of opportunity to build that incredible bond with our children that would hopefully last for life. We will all make mistakes as parents, but let’s try not to fumble too much if we can help it. An important starting point is self-awareness — learning what kind of parent you are and why you parent the way you do will help you parent more effectively and avoid hurting your child in the process.

Effects of Permissive Parenting on a Child - Parenting Everyday There is no an ultimate parenting style that is ideal. It is the desire of every parent to raise a happy and healthy child. There are different parenting styles available but some of the parenting styles might not be ideal for parenting your children. In this article, we will be focusing on permissive parenting. There is so much discussion about this parenting style. Some people consider this parenting style to be great while others consider it to be a bad parenting style.

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