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Parenting style is a psychological construct representing standard strategies parents use in raising their children.

One of the best known theories of parenting style was developed by Diana Baumrind. In her research she identified four main parenting styles in early child development: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and neglectful. These four styles are described below, each with its own pros and cons.

Authoritative parenting

This is characterized by high expectations of compliance to parental rules and directions, an open dialogue about those rules and behaviors, and a child-centered approach characterized by warm, positive affect. Authoritative parents encourage the child to be independent. Authoritative parents are not usually controlling allowing the child to explore more freely. Authoritative parents are strict, demands obedience, but when punishing a child, the parent will always explain his or her motive for their punishment. The resulting children have a higher self esteem, are independent, and happy.

Authoritarian parenting

This style is characterized by high expectations of conformity and compliance to parental rules and directions. Authoritarian parents expect much of their child but do not explain the rules at all, unlike the Authoritative parent. Authoritarian parents are most likely to hit a child as a form of punishment instead of grounding a child. The resulting children from this type of parenting lack social competence as the parent generally predicts what the child should do instead of allowing the child to choose by him or herself. The children also rarely take initiatives. They are socially withdrawn and look to others to decide what's right. These children lack spontaneity and lack curiosity.

Permissive parenting

Permissive parenting is characterized as having few behavioral expectations for the child and is characterized by warm affect. Parents are nurturing and accepting, but non-demanding. This type of parent simply wants the child to like him or her at the end of the day and will do anything the child requests to do. The resulting children are rarely (if ever) punished and are generally immature. The children can not control their impulses and do not accept the responsibility for their own actions. When the child gets in trouble, the child will simply blame someone else even if it was his or her own fault.

Dismissive

Dismissive parenting, also know as Neglectful or nonconformist parenting, is similar to permissive parenting but the parent does not care much about the child. The parents are generally not involved in their child's life, but will provide basic needs for the child.

Outcomes

Research into the child behavior outcomes associated with each type of parenting has traditionally shown a strong benefit to authoritative parenting. These children have been shown to have more self-discipline, emotional self-control, more friends and better school performance. However, recent research has identified a number of caveats. First, authoritarian parenting may be more effective in certain contexts and in social groups other than those studied in early research. Secondly, little research has examined the genetic influences that may underlie the findings. For instance, harsh parents may produce harsher children through the mechanism of genetic transmission of these traits. Behavior genetics research is currently examining the influence of genes as they pertain to parenting styles.

An additional criticism of the parenting styles research is that parenting has been shown to be part of a bi-directional relationship between parent and child. Thus, characterizing a parenting style as arising from the parent leaves out the essential influence of the child on the parent-child dyad.

References

  1. Baumrind, D. (1978). Parental disciplinary patterns and social competence in children. Youth and Society, 9, 238-276.
  2. "All about the authoritative parenting style". Pagewise. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  3. "Parent-Child Relationships: Information and Much More from Answers.com". Answers.com. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  4. "What Kind of Parent are you?". content4reprint.com. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  5. "Authoritarian Parenting: An Overview - Parents - Families.com". families.com. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  6. "The Role of Parents in the Development of Peer Group Competence. ERIC Digest". Eric Digests. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  7. "Raising Real Children -- Rockridge Institute". Rockridge Institute. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  8. "Do You Know Your Parenting Style? Authoritarian Parenting, Permissive Parenting or Authoritative Parenting". Brainy Child. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  9. "Parenting Advice - Parenting Help". Parenting Advice. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  10. "NEUROSCIENCE, PSYCHOANALYSIS & PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY" (PDF). Neuro-psa. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  • Baumrind, Diana (1978). "Parental disciplinary patterns and social competence in children". Youth and Society. 9. Youth and Society: 238–276.

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