Search Results: parenting style

Authoritarian Parenting is a restrictive, punishment-heavy parenting style in which parents make their children follow their directions with little to no explanation or feedback. Corporal punishment, such as spanking/shouting are frequently used forms of discipline. When well-intentioned, the goal is to teach the child to behave, survive, and thrive as an adult in a harsh and unforgiving society by preparing the child for negative responses such as anger and aggression that the child will face if his/her behavior is inappropriate.

Indulgent parenting. "I'm your friend parent," is characterized as having few behavioral expectations for the child. These parents are very involved with their children but place few demands or controls on them". Parents are nurturing and accepting, and are responsive to the child's needs and wishes. Indulgent parents do not require children to regulate themselves or behave appropriately.

Neglectful parenting is also called uninvolved, detached, dismissive or hands-off. The parents are low in warmth and control, are generally not involved in their child's life, are disengaged, undemanding, low in responsiveness, and do not set limits. Neglectful parenting can also mean dismissing the children's emotions and opinions. Parents are emotionally unsupportive of their children, but will still provide their basic needs like food and housing.

Authoritative parenting is a child-centered approach that holds high expectations of maturity. Parents can understand how their children are feeling and teach them how to regulate their feelings and are usually forgiving of any possible shortcomings. They often help their children to find appropriate outlets to solve problems. Authoritative parents encourage children to be independent but still place limits on their actions and are not usually as controlling as authoritarian parents, which allows children to make their own decisions based upon their own reasoning.