The Pillar Theory Paper

The theory that this paper will be focusing on will be about the Pillar Theory. A clinical developmental psychologist known as Diana Baumrind formed the Pillar Theory. The Pillar Theory is the relationships between basic parenting styles and children’s behavior. Under the Pillar Theory are three main parenting styles that Baumrind had developed. These are the authoritarian parenting, permissive parenting, and authoritative parenting. The authoritarian parenting style is categorize as having low warmth with high control. Thereby making the style of child rearing to be demanding and rigid. Resulting in the parents to be very strict and withhold affection toward their children when they display disobedient behaviors. Authoritarian parenting is usually associated with the Insecure-Avoidant Attachment
At the start of the film, Ponijao was first shown in Namibia and throughout the documentary, Ponijao’s mother displayed an authoritative style toward his needs. For instance, Ponijao’s mother kept him well fed and groomed him with the help of other mothers within the Namibian community. Thus, meeting his every demand without having him feel neglected unlike Bayarjargal from Mongolia. Like Ponijao’s mother, Mari’s mother parenting style also falls under this style as well. Some evidences that demonstrate this parenting style from Mari’s mother is in the scene where they went to “Mother and Me” activities. While Mari’s father interacted with her through toys and being with her even when he had to work. Through these scenes, Mari’s parents displayed affections through various interactions with her. In the case of Bayarjargal when he was born, he was not shower with affection from his mother or his older brother. An example of this is right when he was born, he was immediately swaddled and left unattended by his