The 4 Types of Parenting Styles Parenting Styles describe the way parents react and respond to their children. Generally, there are four different types of parenting styles. These are Authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and uninvolved. A person’s style of parenting, in no way speaks about the level of love they have for their children. There are many parenting paths to choose from but for most parents the intended destination is the same – to raise their children to happy, healthy, self-sufficient, and successful adults. It's My Way or the Highway: The Authoritarian Parent “Children should be seen but not heard.” Typically, authoritarian parents hold their children to a very high level of achievement. Growing Up In Blind Obedience: Authoritarian Parented Children Authoritarianism has its perks. Authoritarian parenting suppresses a child’s creativity and intellectual growth. No Upset Child Left Behind: The Permissive Parent Just opposite of the authoritarian is the permissive parent. What Kids? A Final Note
How the Tiger, Dolphin, and Jellyfish Parents Differ Tiger parenting has been given much attention in the media. That said, in my book The Dolphin Way: A Parent's Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Motivated Kids Without Turning Into a Tiger, I coined the terms dolphin and jellyfish parenting to explore other modes of behavior. The tiger parent is an authoritarian parent. Some tiger parents are authoritarian "directive" meaning pushing and directing their children. Other tiger parents are authoritarian "protective" meaning hovering and micromanaging their children. article continues after advertisement The jellyfish parent is a permissive parent. The dolphin parent is the balance of these two extremes and is authoritative in nature. Here is a chart outlining the differences in these styles: Source: Shimi Kang/used with permission
Permissive Parenting Style & its effects By Stephen Walton © 2012 What's It All About... and... What Are its Effects? The Permissive Parenting Style is an extremely relaxed approach where parents are generally warm, nurturing and affectionate. They feel their children are capable of making their own decisions with little parental guidance. Few if any demands, rules or restrictions are placed on children, and parents attempt to avoid arguments at all cost. They often use bribery as a means of controlling their children. Diana Baumrind's study based on the two dimensions of "Parental Responsiveness" and "Parental Demandingness," conclude that: The Permissive Parenting Style is "Too Soft". The parent is overly responsive to the child's demands, seldom enforcing consistent rules and often leads to rearing a spoiled child. Parents can easily be manipulated and controlled by their children. Effects of The Permissive Parenting Style Following are a few of the possible effects of this style of parenting Developing Your Own Parenting Style
Advanced Parenting Style Quiz for Parents Wondering what your parenting style is?Then take this advanced parenting style quiz to learn about what values, ideas and beliefs guide you as a parent.When you have completed this parenting style test after answering 10 parenting questions, you get to go in-depth with your specific parenting personality and discover many fascinating facets to your way of raising your children! Discover Your Parenting Style The ultimate goal of this parenting quiz is to help you determine your parenting style. But this is not all you get. You also get unique insights into your personality in general. The 10 parenting questions that you will be asked will circle around your parenting beliefs, values and ideas. When you take this personality quiz for parents, you will be asked 10 parenting quiz questions about your attitude to or opinion about certain concepts central to parenting. The parenting questions focus on topics such as child discipline, control, respect, conflicts, rules and the like. Done?
Uninvolved Parenting Style - Traits And Effects on Children Uninvolved or neglectful parenting is a considerably new parenting style that does away with hand-holding and guiding the children. It lets them learn by themselves. Parents could be uninvolved in varying degrees. MomJunction gives you deeper insights into uninvolved or neglectful parenting and whether or not it is healthy for your kids. What Is Neglectful Or Uninvolved Parenting Style? A parenting style where the child does not get an adequate amount of emotional support, physical time of the parent, basic needs such as food, shelter, health care, childhood play, and academic support, can be termed as being neglectful. (1) According to psychologist Diana Baumrind, neglectful parenting, or uninvolved parents have the least amount of involvement or response towards their children’s needs. Sponsored Uninvolved or neglectful parents make almost no demands from their kids. [ Read: Parenting Styles ] The Characteristics Of Neglectful Or Uninvolved Parenting: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Scenario 1: 1. 2. 3.
Uninvolved parenting is a style of parenting in which a parent raises a child without regard to the child’s emotional, physical or spiritual needs. The parent pays little to no attention to the child and does nothing to support the child’s mental or emoti Authoritative Parenting Style - Characteristics And Effects Image: iStock According to eminent psychologist Dr Dianna Baumrind, the goal of parenting is to have a healthy child with competence and character. She has come up with four parenting styles based on how one balances demandingness and responsiveness. Authoritative parenting style, mostly followed by the modern middle-class families, is high in both demandingness and responsiveness. It means that if you are an authoritative parent, you demand your children to follow certain rules but at the same time, you are responsive enough to understand their problems with that set of rules. Here, MomJunction explains what authoritative parenting means, its benefits, and why it is considered the best form of parenting. Define Authoritative Parenting Authoritative parenting is a style wherein the parents and children communicate amicably. Dr Baumrind says: “Both autonomous self-will and disciplined conformity are valued by the authoritative parent. Sponsored The Characteristics Of Authoritative Parenting:
Characteristics and Effects of Uninvolved Parenting Uninvolved parenting, sometimes referred to as neglectful parenting, is a style characterized by a lack of responsiveness to a child's needs. Uninvolved parents make few to no demands of their children and they are often indifferent, dismissive, or even completely neglectful. The Major Parenting Styles During the 1960s, psychologist Diana Baumrind described three different parenting styles based on her research with preschool-age children: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive parenting. So what does the uninvolved parenting style look like at a glance? Some uninvolved parents may be relatively hands-off with their kids, but may still have some basic limits such as curfews. Characteristics of Uninvolved Parenting Styles In order to better understand what uninvolved parenting consists of, it can be helpful to look at some of the key characteristics of this parenting style. Common patterns of behavior for uninvolved parents: Causes of Uninvolved Parenting Effects of Uninvolved Parenting
Authoritarian Parenting Style And Its Effects By Stephen Walton © 2012 What's It All About?... and What Are It's Effects The "Authoritarian Parenting Style" is an extremely strict form of parenting that expects a child to adhere to rules and regulations set out by the parents with little or no input or communication from the child. Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind in her studies based on the dimensions of "Parental Responsiveness" and "Parental Demandingness" conclude that: This type of parenting style is a harsh, rigid emotional climate that is low in parental responsiveness (the nurturing aspect of the child) and high in parental demandingness (control over the child). Open communication is generally not an option in this type of parenting style. Authoritarian parents feel they are the boss and their children should conform to the their demands without question. The rules are expected to be adhered to with no room for negotiation. Effects of The Authoritarian Parenting Style Why Some Parents Use This Approach Links
Parenting Style Quiz Instructions: This quiz is designed to help you better understand your parenting style. For each item, indicate how much you agree or disagree with the statement. This takes most people about 4 minutes to complete. Psych Central Research Team Psych Central quizzes are developed by Dr. APA Reference Research Team, P. (2018).