Authoritative Parenting Styles

The authoritative parenting style is about setting limits, reasoning with kids, and being responsive to their emotional needs. This style is common in middle class parenting throughout the world, and it’s connected with the most successful child outcomes. While authoritative parents are very sincere, nurturing, and open towards their children, they also expect high levels of independence and maturity. Rather than running to their child’s assistance every time they are in need of something, authoritative parenting suggests letting the child work out their problems on their own. Children raised by authoritative parents are more likely to become independent, self-confident, socially accepted, educationally successful, and obedient. Teens are less
Strong rules and penalties are set, but children are also taught that it is okay to make mistakes. Often, the child will be warned and forgiven if they don’t reach a certain level of expectation. However, while forgiveness can be offered, the main part of authoritative parenting is setting the rules and then sticking to them. Too often, parents give their children rules, and then fail to follow through; this teaches your child zero except that you don’t mean what you say. The entire goal of authoritative parenting is to teach. Teaching children to be mature, teaching them that they are responsible for their own actions and the rewards or penalties that come from them. Also teaching independence, understanding, and the fact they if they need something, they are always able to turn to their parents and will be acknowledged with friendliness and
Learning something new is always tough; especially for children. But with love and encouragement, children learn patience as well as emotional control. The continuous learning process and the constant expectation to do things for themselves will teach children to stay calm and keep their emotions in control rather than bursting out into fits when something doesn’t go their way.
The independence learned through authoritative parenting also leads children to having better social skills. Because they have learned to take responsibility for their actions, emotional control, and maturity, children are able to handle themselves in social situations. Another big part of it is that children tend to learn from what they see their parents do. Authoritative parents make every effort to be so caring, open, and involved, that those characteristics are passed on to their children who then treat others that same