Relationships
Authoritarian Parenting
 Key points:
 Children are expected to follow strict rules
 Children are punished if rules are broken
 Parental response, “because I said so”
 Parents have high demands but don’t explain why
Authoritative Parenting
 Key Points:
 Establish rules and guidelines in a democratic manner
 Parents are responsive to children and willing to listen
 Parents are nurturing and forgiving (not punishing)
 Assertive, not intrusive or restrictive
 Parents want kids to be socially responsible, and self-
regulated
Permissive Parenting
 Key Points:
 Parents take on the status of a friend more than a
parent
 Parents have very few demands on children
 Parents rarely discipline
 Parents have low expectations for children
 Parents avoid confrontation
Uninvolved Parenting
 Key Points:
 Parents have very few demands, low responsiveness
and little communication with children
 Parents fulfill basic needs but are detached from
child’s life
 In extreme cases these parents may reject or neglect
the needs of their children
The Impact of Parenting Styles
 Authoritarian: Children are obedient and proficient,
but they rank lower in happiness, social competence
and self-esteem
 Authoritative: Children are happy, capable and
successful
 Permissive: Children rank low in happiness and selfregulation, more likely to experience problems with
authority and tend to perform poorly in school
 Uninvolved: Children lack self-esteem and are less
competent than peers
Why do parenting Styles differ?
 Personality
 Family size
 Parental background
 Socioeconomic status
 Education level
 Religion
 Culture
Reflection questions:

Be ready to share your answers…
1. Which parenting style do you think your
parents/guardians fall under?
2. How did their style affect your childhood?
3. Which parenting style do you want to use when/if
you have children? Why?
Skits
 Your group will draw for a parenting style.
 Your group will then put together a skit that
representing that parenting style.
 Everyone in your group must be involved.
 You can not use the “curfew” example.
 Keep it appropriate and non-offensive.
 Before the skit-describe who is playing each role.
 After the skit-the class will guess which parenting style
your group is representing.
Let’s check for understanding from yesterday!
 In this style of parenting, parents are generally
detached from their child’s life. In extreme cases,
these parents may even reject or neglect the needs of
their children.
 Permissive
 Authoritative
 Uninvolved
 Authoritarian
 Uninvolved!
 In this style of parenting parents usually take on the
status of a friend more than a parent.
 Permissive
 Authoritative
 Uninvolved
 Authoritarian
 Permissive!
 In this style of parenting, parents and kids establish
rules and guidelines in a democratic manner. The
outcome of this style is that kids are happy, capable
and successful in life.
 Permissive
 Authoritative
 Uninvolved
 Authoritarian
 Authoritative!
 In this style of parenting, children are expected to
follow the strict rules established by parents. Parents
might use the phrase, “because I said so.”
 Permissive
 Authoritative
 Uninvolved
 Authoritarian
 Authoritarian!
Today=
 Complete Review Packet using notes in your folder.
You should have everything you need in your folder to
answer all the questions.
 If you can’t find the answer in your folder come see
Mrs. Hanseling
 When your Review Packet is complete bring it to
Mrs. Hanseling to be checked.
 YOU WILL THEN KEEP YOUR REVIEW PACKET
AND USE IT TO STUDY FROM BETWEEN NOW
AND THURS WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FINAL
 When your Review Packet is complete you will work on
“How I express my feelings” worksheet.
David F. Lancy, professor of anthropology, Utah State University,
and author of The Anthropology of Childhood
 What have been the main differences between
child rearing practices in foreign countries and
the U.S.?
 David: In foreign countries, benign neglect (ignoring)
is one of the fundamental differences. Children have a
lot more autonomy from parental management and
interference. Kids are allowed to roam around their
village. Fathers play almost no role. Here is a lot less
playing with their children. Other children are
considered their playmates, not the parents.
David F. Lancy, professor of anthropology, Utah State University,
and author of The Anthropology of Childhood
 Have you noticed a better way to discipline?
 David: No. The most common form of discipline that one
observes is corporal punishment. I do not recommend this, but
unfortunately in many societies this is accepted. Other societies
don’t have as many discipline issues because they are not being
confined to cars, supermarkets, churches, etc. They are allowed
to roam free. One of our problems is that we place immature
human beings in places where they are expected to act like
adults. Children want to fit in. They want to be included. So one
of the most effective strategies is to deny children social
privileges. What we see consistently is far less parenting, and
more well adjusted kids. Kids figure things out on their own and
they adjust their behavior as they mature.
Charity Matthews of Foodlets & Huffington Post
Parents, an American mom currently living in Italy
 Charity: One of the main things I noticed is that in
Italy, you never tell them ‘no’ until they turn 5!
Whether it be running wild or anything else.