Table of Contents
Authoritarian
Parenting (Disciplinarian)
Authoritative
Parenting (Democratic)
Permissive
Parenting (Indulgent)
Uninvolved
Parenting (Neglectful)
Parenting Style
Parenting style involves
different strategies and methods used by the parents to raise their children. Parenting
style has huge impact on the children’s physical and mental wellbeing, social
life, education, emotional regulation and productivity. Early life attachment,
independence and defining boundaries help to raise happy, confident and
self-reliant kids. Parents have their own ideas and beliefs related to
parenting depending upon social and cultural values, therefore, different parenting
styles exist across the world. Diana Baumrind, a child
psychologist mainly categorize the parenting style into four different types;
Authoritarian Parenting
Authoritative Parenting
Permissive Parenting
Uninvolved Parenting
Each parenting style has its own
unique characteristics that will help you to understand which type of parent
are you.
Authoritarian Parenting (Disciplinarian)
This form of parenting;
Is very demanding.
Involves one-way communication
(parent to child).
Imposes strict rules on the
children.
Does not care about behavioral
and emotional needs of children.
Parents expect much from the
children and always try to drive them in their own way. This parenting style
focuses on the obedience rather than opinion! For example, children should
always get good grades in school and they would be physically or verbally
abused if failed to do so.
Authoritarian parents do not
satisfy less than their standard and failure to meet their standard make them
angry and aggressive
Authoritative Parenting (Democratic)
These parents;
Are more responsive and less
demanding.
Set clear rules for their children and explain reasons for the rules while also allow
flexibility.
Do not punish children for natural consequences (like child forgot his lunch box at
school).
Often communicate the needs of
their children.
Understand the feelings and
emotions of their children.
Authoritative parents try to
create a positive environment at home and utilize their energy and time to avoid
the behavioral problems of their kids. Moreover, authoritative parenting allows
the children to be independent and resolve their own problems.
Permissive Parenting (Indulgent)
In permissive parenting;
Children learn on their own
without parent’s interference.
Parents define rules but hardly
enforce the rules.
Provide freedom to children in
their decisions.
Parents act as friends and often communicate
with their children.
Do not impose their decisions on
the children.
Permissive parents usually put
less effort in raising kids and accept the decision of their children even if
these decisions are wrong and have negative consequences.
Uninvolved Parenting (Neglectful)
These parents;
Do not take much interest in
their children’s matter (where are the kids, what are they doing).
Do not even ask about their
studies.
Remain busy in their own affairs
and spend less time with children.
Uninvolved parents remain distant
from their children and do not provide enough guidance. These parents are lenient,
let the children decide for themselves and do not consume their energy in
resolving their issues.
Conclusions
Different parenting styles exist
and there is no hard and fast rule regarding parenting and many parents fall
into more than one categories. Similarly, there is no concept of perfect parenting
so do not feel guilty if you are switching between different styles. Every style
has its own pros and cons that will be discussed further, so keep reading to
choose the most effective parenting style.
Keep smiling and have a good day!
Reference
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568743/
0 Comments