By Shanna Holt
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Authoritarian: Highly controlling, little
responsiveness.
Permissive/Indulgent: Highly responsive, little
control.
Authoritative: Highly Controlling, highly
responsive.
Uninvolved/Neglectful: Little control, little
responsiveness.
 Children
also have styles called
temperaments.
 Parenting
is
interactive; a
child’s
temperament and
their parent’s style
of parenting mesh,
each affecting the
other.
Authoritarian parents are strict and highly
controlling.
They set high standards and expect obedience and
maturity from their children.
They expect their rules
to be followed and not
to be questioned.
Authoritarian parents
love their children but
can seem aloof, rarely
showing affection.
Example:
“Because I said so!”
“My way or the highway!”
“You’ll do as
I say when I
say it!”
 Children with Authoritarian parents tend to be quiet,
obedient, and stay out of trouble.
 They feel guilty and depressed, internalizing their
frustrations.
 They lack self esteem,
confidence, spontaneity,
and curiosity.
 They tend to be socially
withdrawn and have
difficulties forming
relationships.
 As adolescents, they
sometimes rebel, leaving
home before age 20.
 Permissive parents are warm and accepting but exert
little control over their children.
 Very low levels of maturity and demands are required
of their children.
 Extensive parent-child
communication but
little discipline.
 Parent is more of a
friend than a
disciplinary figure.
 They are supportive,
but do not feel
responsible for shaping
their children.
 These children are impulsive and lack self control.
 They tend to be selfish and immature because they’re not
taught how their actions affect others.
 They tend to achieve less at
school and have trouble
forming relationships.
 They usually maintain a
good relationship with their
parents into adulthood.
 Authoritative parents are firm but kind. They set limits
and use natural consequences to help their children learn.
 They set high standards and encourage independence.
 They demand maturity but
are more forgiving than
punishing if the child does
something wrong.
 Authoritative parents
consider themselves more as
guides rather than
authorities or friends.
 This parenting style gives the best outcomes. This child is
cheerful, self-controlled, lively and self-reliant.
 The have good self confidence, are achievement orientated
and socially successful.
 They cope well with
stress and regulate
their emotions well.
 Teachers and peers
usually like these
children.
 Uninvolved parents demand little and respond minimally.
 There are no rules for the child but also no
communication or encouragement from the parent.
 Parents don’t know what
their kids are doing and
seem not to care.
 This parenting style is
often associated with
neglect and abuse.
 Like children of authoritarian parents, these children
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are socially withdrawn and lack self esteem.
They are not securely emotionally attached to their
parents and this leads to confusion and depression.
They are more likely to engage in anti-social and/or
risky behavior. Many exhibit antisocial behavior and
may end up as criminals.
They are the worst performing of all the parenting
styles.
The combination of permissiveness and indifference or
rejection in varying degrees has detrimental effects on
children.
 “Children everywhere benefit if they believe that their
parents appreciate them; by the same token, children
everywhere suffer if they feel rejected and unwanted.”
(Berger, Kathleen Stassen. Invitation to the Life Span. New York: Worth, 2010.
Print.)
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The End
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