Jade Lauder
04/28/2014
Psychology 1100
Signature Assignment
The topic that was most significant to my learning in this course was parenting styles.
Learning about the different parenting styles and the effects it has on children had me very interested. I was not aware that there were labels on the way that parents raised their children. I always thought that there was either a good or a bad parent.
This topic has helped me realize the kind of parent I would like to be in the future. It has shown me what will be the best results in children and relationships with parents and which styles will show the poorest results. It has also helped me realize the type of parents each of mine have been while raising me. I discovered that my mother was more of the authoritative type of parent. She was accepting and responsive but at the same time she was demanding and controlling. While on the other hand my father was the authoritarian type. He was demanding and controlling and rejecting and unresponsive. The result which is not surprising at all was that
I got along better with my mother.
I am very thankful that I had two different types of parenting styles while growing up because it added variety in my life. It would be boring if both of my parents were one or the other because I was able to learn from both of them. Also I can see the kind of parent that I would like to be. Having my father be the authoritarian parent I did find myself achieving in school and in other activities. I was very obedient I did everything he told me to because I knew there would be punishment if I did not. My father liked to use punishment in his parenting style

as well. My father chose to be this type of parent which made it harder for us to communicate and to have an emotional connection. My mother and I on the other hand we got a long really well. I felt less stressed out with her, she expected the best out of me but I was not going to be punished by her if I did not succeed. She gave me more freedom in my life and overall I was happier.
The other two parenting styles I have decided that I want to stay away from. Indulgent and permissive parents tend to see poor results in their children. These children tend to be bossy, they have poor social relationships and they have little self respect. This type of parent is accepting and responsive with their children but at the same time they are undemanding and not controlling. This means that these children have little to no discipline in their lives. The
Neglecting and uninvolved parent styles see the worst results in their children. This type of parent is undemanding and not controlling but at the same time they are rejecting and unresponsive. Basically they have little part in their children's life. These children tend to be extremely immature and they have a really hard time adjusting to anything.
Parenting styles have helped me to understand my parents a lot better. It has helped me to decide how I want to be when I become a parent and it also has helped me see how other people act as parents and what their styles are.