Strict Parenting Style Essay

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Parents object to strict parenting while others praised such parenting style. I was raised in a strict household. I grew up in a family of 10 siblings’ and authority was the only way for my parents to have all of us under control. I always thought it was the worst way to live and hated every minute of it. I felt guilty when I had to explain to friends why I couldn’t hang out with them or stay over at their house. Now, as an adult I fully understand why my parents were hard on us and treated us the way they did. Although, authoritarian parenting style has some rewarding outcomes it has some drawbacks as well. For instance, I owe my academic success to the fact that I had my parents checking up on me and making sure I stayed out of trouble, even …show more content…

I would always do my homework and study for tests. My favorite pastime was reading books. I remember at lunch time during middle school I would always go to the library and read. Even to this day I still read a book every once in a while, if I have time. When I was in elementary school I was that student who would always get the “Perfect Attendance”, “Good Citizenship”, and “Language Arts” awards except the math award. I have always and will always be bad at math. In high school, I got “As” and “Bs”, of course, except in math I would get “Cs”. Living in a household with siblings in the same boat as me meant we were a close knitted family who did most things together. Every night we had dinner together, on Sundays we would all go out to a restaurant and as siblings we are always there for each other. I used to think other families were the same as mine where they would sit down every night and eat dinner together and talk about their day. My father made it known since I was a young girl, he expected me to graduate high school and attend college. Like most immigrants he came from Mexico looking for a better future with hopes and dreams. My parents left their country in order to start a family in a better community with greater opportunities and for us access a better education. As expected, I have graduated from high school and I’m currently attending

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