Basic Types of Parenting Styles and Their Relevance
in Today's American Culture
Review, in detail, the four basic types of parenting styles and present an argument in favor of which style is most relevant to today 's American culture. Please provide an example to clarify your position
Authoritative is the democratic style of parenting, parents are attentive, forgiving, teach their children proper behavior, have rules, and if the child does not follow the rules there is punishment, if the rules are followed there is a reward.
Authoritarian parents are strict, the parents have high expectations of their children but have little communication between child and parents. Parents do not provide logical reasoning for their rules and limits, and are prone to harsh punishments.
Permissive parents take on the role of being friends rather then parents to their children, they do not have any kind of expectations of their child, they allow the child to make their own choices.
Uninvolved parents neglect their children, they put their own life 's before their children. They provide the basic needs for the children but they show little interaction with their children.
I think the authoritative parenting style is most relevant in today 's American culture because it is related to the child 's outcome, especially in adolescence. Children whose parents are authoritative are rated more socially and intellectually competent than those of other parents. The parents emotional availability, mental health, and reasonableness all affect what it feels like for the kid to be with the parent. The term parenting styles describes the normal variation in patterns of how parents try to control their kid. Authoritative parents are demanding and responsive. They hold high standards for their children but are also very supportive in the child 's discipline. The children tend to have a happier dispositions, have great emotional control, develop great social skills, and are self confident. Because authoritative parents act as role models and exhibit the same
Authoritative is the democratic style of parenting, parents are attentive, forgiving, teach their children proper behavior, have rules, and if the child does not follow the rules there is punishment, if the rules are followed there is a reward.
Authoritarian parents are strict, the parents have high expectations of their children but have little communication between child and parents. Parents do not provide logical reasoning for their rules and limits, and are prone to harsh punishments.
Permissive parents take on the role of being friends rather then parents to their children, they do not have any kind of expectations of their child, they allow the child to make their own choices.
Uninvolved parents neglect their children, they put their own life 's before their children. They provide the basic needs for the children but they show little interaction with their children.
I think the authoritative parenting style is most relevant in today 's American culture because it is related to the child 's outcome, especially in adolescence. Children whose parents are authoritative are rated more socially and intellectually competent than those of other parents. The parents emotional availability, mental health, and reasonableness all affect what it feels like for the kid to be with the parent. The term parenting styles describes the normal variation in patterns of how parents try to control their kid. Authoritative parents are demanding and responsive. They hold high standards for their children but are also very supportive in the child 's discipline. The children tend to have a happier dispositions, have great emotional control, develop great social skills, and are self confident. Because authoritative parents act as role models and exhibit the same
References: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/meyer769/myblog/2011/11/the-four-types-of-parenting-styles.html http://psychology.about.com/od/childcare/f/authoritative-parenting.htm