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The Four Parenting Styles
The following article offers some insight to those involved in the
wonderful world known as Parenting.
There are just
as many
styles as there are a number of parents. Experts
believe the
styles fall into 4 different and identifiable styles:
authoritarian, indulgent, authoritative, and uninvolved.
Let's
examine this more closely. The first parenting style is that of the
authoritarian parent. These parents are like army commanders. They
prefer to issue commands and orders to their children and fully expect
their children to carry out their orders without questioning them.
Authoritarians do not welcome nor appreciate any feedback from their
children. They live by set and defined rules in a structured
environment.. These children as we now know, are generally considered
to have an unhappy nature about them. Boys generally exhibit hostile
behaviour when dealing with frustration, whereas girls tend to give up
easily when faced with difficult situations. Both the boys and girls
however, tend to perform better in school due to their disciplined
upbringing.
The second style is the indulgent parent. These parents
are
generally lenient. They allow a variety of behaviours by their children
that some would describe as immature. Essentially, they let the
children look after themselves and avoid confronting them at all costs.
Indulgent parents may also be described as non-directive or democratic.
Non-directive parents are known to parent by default, that is, by
taking virtually no action in of their children. Democratic parents,
though lenient,
are more aware and show a committment to
engage with their
children.
The
third
style is that of the authoritative parent. These
parents are both demanding and responsive at the same time.
Authoritative parents while expecting their their children to behave in
a certain manner, don't impose their authority and welcome a certain
amount of questioning. They demonstrate a combination of assertiveness
coupled with the ability to respond to their children's feedback. These
children appear to be more lively and have a happier disposition about
them. Their self-confidence is more developed they seem to be more sure
of their abilities. These children also show better emotional control
and are more adept in their social skills. Gender stereotypes are also
less of an issue with authoritative parents, as they tend to be more
open minded in their outlook towards their children's behaviour, i.e.
boys playing with dolls and girls playing with tools.
Lastly,
we look at the parenting style known as "uninvolved parenting". As the
name suggests, these parents are simply uninvolved. They are neither
demanding nor responsive of their children and they are not interested
in any feedback from them. These parents are the most likely to be
irresponsible and more often neglect their children.
We
hope you found the above information insightful and will seek out the
many more resources available on this topic online.
Article
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Hanif Khaki is the acclaimed author of numerous
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