Diana Baumrind, a developmental psychologist, and Stanford researchers Eleanor Maccoby and John Martin found four major parenting styles-permissive, authoritative, uninvolved(or neglectful), and authoritarian. Here is a brief introduction to each type to help you understand your parenting style:
Permissive Parenting Style
Caring, but not strict with rules
Friendly parent-child relationship with open communication
Children take decisions instead of following rules
Parents have low expectations
Children have poor self-control and are unable to follow rules
As adults, children develop egocentric behavior and have relationship problems
Authoritative Parenting Style
Responsive parents show both strictness and warmth
Rules and expectations are clearly stated and justified
Appropriate and open communication
Happy and independent children with good self-esteem
Kids develop good social skills and achieve academic success
Children grow up to be responsible adults with good mental health
Uninvolved or Neglectful Parenting
Neglectful parents show neither strictness nor warmth
No specific discipline strategy and lack of communication
Parents have no expectations from the children
Children are impulsive and have difficulty regulating emotions
Children develop mental health and behavioral problems
Children may require support or help from others to survive
Authoritarian Parenting Style
parents are controlling, strict, and not nurturing
Stern discipline and punishment for not following rules
High expectations with little flexibility
Less independent and unhappy children
Children become insecure with low self-esteem
Poor academic and social skills in children with behavioral problems
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