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Permissive Parenting
- You set rules but rarely enforce them.
- You don't give out consequences very often.
- You think your child will learn best with little interference from you.
These parents are lenient, only stepping in if there's a serious problem. When consequences are used, they don’t usually stick.
They take on more of a friend role than a parent. They encourage their children to talk with them about their problems, but they don't put much effort into discouraging poor choices or bad behavior.
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Authoritarian Parenting
- You believe kids should be seen and not heard.
- When it comes to rules, you believe it's "my way or the highway."
- You don't take your child's feelings into consideration.
These parents believe kids should follow the rules without exception, or suffer the consequenc...
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Styles of Parenting
Your parenting style determines who your child will become. The way you interact with and discipline them, will be the influence they carry with them, now and into adulthood.
Researchers have identified four types of parenting styles:
- Authoritar...
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The Best Parenting Style
In reality, parents just don’t fit into one specific category. Situations rise where you may need to change your style, and that’s okay.
The studies are clear, however, that authoritative parenting is the best style.
With hard work and dedication to being the best...
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Authoritative Parenting
- You put a lot of effort into creating and maintaining a positive relationship with your child.
- You explain the reasons behind your rules.
- You enforce rules and give consequences, but take your child's feelings into consideration.
These parents acknowledge their c...
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Uninvolved Parenting
- You don't ask your child about school or homework.
- You rarely know where your child is or who she is with.
- You don't spend much time with your child.
These parents tend to have little knowledge of what their children are doing. There are few rules. Children may no...
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Authoritative Parenting
- You put a lot of effort into creating and maintaining a positive relationship with your child.
- You explain the reasons behind your rules.
- You enforce rules and give consequences, but take your child's feelings into consideration.
These parents acknowledge their c...
Authoritarian Parenting
- You believe kids should be seen and not heard.
- When it comes to rules, you believe it's "my way or the highway."
- You don't take your child's feelings into consideration.
These parents believe kids should follow the rules without exception, or suffer the consequenc...
From Control to Connection In Modern Parenting
As Baby Boomers became parents, they determined they didn’t want the same challenges they had with their parents. In response, they chose to buddy up with their children.
They didn’t want to lose them to cultural temptations (as many of them had experienced), so they chose to be the “cool ...
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