Parenting Styles Matter: Are There Best Practices In Parenting?
Learn more
According to Diana Baumrind, a clinical and developmental psychologist known for researching parenting styles, there are 3 broad categories of parenting styles:
authoritarian
,
permissive
, and
authoritative
.
Learn more
Later, other researchers added a fourth -
neglectful
.
Learn more
Do you demand and expect your children to obey and often use punishment as a discipline? Then you are an
authoritarian parent
.
Learn more
Children who grew up in a
strict household
tend to be the most well-behaved in the room. They tend to be safe in their actions.
Learn more
Or maybe you are more lenient with your children and allow them to do whatever they want. Then you are a
permissive parent
.
Learn more
This type of parenting has its disadvantages. Without firm boundaries, children may be
unaware of what constitutes acceptable behavior.
Learn more
Want to learn more parenting styles?
SWIPE UP
Learn more