Parenting Styles

1. Parenting Styles & Outcomes

2. The general pattern of behaviors that a parent uses to raise his or her children. Parenting Styles

3. Most parents can be classified into three main types by the style in which they guide their children. • Democratic or Authoritative • Authoritarian • Permissive Parenting Styles

4. Democratic or Authoritative ~ High love, high limits. • Provide a loving, supportive, home environment. • Hold high expectations and standards for their children’s behaviors. • Enforce household rules consistently. • Explain why some behaviors are acceptable and others are not. • Include children in family decision making. • Encouraging, warm, nurturing, & constructive.

5. Children whose parents expect them to perform well, to fulfill commitments, and to participate actively in family duties, as well as family fun, learn how to formulate goals. They also experience the satisfaction that comes from meeting responsibilities and achieving success. Authoritative Parenting Style

6. Outcome of Authoritative Parenting Style • Happy • Self-confident • Curious • Independent • Likable • Respectful of others • Successful in school • Mostly self-reliant • Mostly self-controlled • Content, friendly, generous • Cooperative • High-achiever’ • Less likely to be seriously disruptive or delinquent

7. Do you find this parenting style to be most like the marshmallow, the rock, or the ball?

8. Authoritarian ~ Low love, high limits. • Convey less emotional warmth than authoritative parents. • Hold high expectations and standards for their children’s behaviors. • Establish rules of behavior without regard for the children’s needs. • Expect rules to be obeyed without question. • Allow little give-and-take in parent-child discussions. • Restrictive, controlling, & demanding.

9. Children from authoritarian homes are so strictly controlled, either by punishment or guilt, that they are often prevented from making a conscious choice about particular behavior because they are overly concerned about what their parents will do. Authoritarian Parenting Style

10. Outcome of Authoritarian Parenting Style • Unhappy • Anxious • Low in self-confidence • Lacking initiative • Dependent on others • Lacking in social skills and altruistic behaviors • Obedient • Distrustful • Discontent • Withdrawn • Hostile • Not High Achievers • Defiant

11. Do you find this parenting style to be most like the marshmallow, the rock or the ball?

12. Permissive ~ High love, low limits. • Provide a loving, supportive, home environment. • Hold few expectations or standards for their children’s behaviors. • Rarely punish inappropriate behavior. • Little respect for order and routine. • Allow their children to make many of their own decisions (for example: about eating, bedtime, etc.). • Highly involved with children but place few demands or controls on them.

13. Children from permissive homes receive so little guidance that they often become uncertain and anxious about whether they are doing the right thing or not. Permissive Parenting Style

14. Outcome of Permissive Parenting Style • Selfish • Unmotivated • Dependent on others • Demanding of attention • Disobedient • Impulsive • Aggressive • Least self-controlled • Least exploratory • Unhappy

15. Create a scenario involving a child and their parents in which disciplinary action is necessary. • Ex. A teenager returns home two hours after their curfew. Activity

16. Do you find this parenting style to be most like the marshmallow, the rock or the ball?