Authoritarian Parenting

Gender

In my family, I have three older brothers and two younger sisters. My mother waited nine years to have a girl and the results were not what she expected. My father stayed home with my siblings and me while my mother was away at work. She attended college during the day and worked night shifts at the Mercy Hospital, so we rarely ever spent time with her. My father raised us on video games and horror movies, which my mother did not approve of. I was more of a boy than I was a girl. This is where gender came into play. I knew I was a girl, but I was not into girly things at all. Up to this day, my mother tells me what I can and cannot do because I am a girl and not a boy. This is known as gender roles, “a set of expectations that prescribes

The way a parent raises their child is very important for the child’s development. There are four types of parenting styles, they are: authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful, and indulgent. Authoritarian parenting is a “restrictive, punitive style in which parents exhort the child to follow their directions and to respect their work and effort” (Santrock, 2017, p. 249). These parents expect their child to obey their rules without any questions asked. If the child does not do as they are told, it will result in punishment. The constant rage and spanking towards the child affect the way they feel and how they perceive themselves around others. Authoritative parenting “encourages children to be independent but still place limits and controls on their actions” (p.249). This allows the child to have freedom but to a certain extent. They have a list of rules that are given and all of them must be followed. If they did something they knew was wrong, their parents would sit down and discuss the issue with them. With this parenting style, the child will have a positive attitude and have a healthy social relationship with peers. Neglectful parenting is when the parent is “uninvolved in the child’s life” (p.249), which results in the child having difficulty in engaging in social situations. Indulgent parenting is where parents are “highly involved with their children but place few demands or controls on them” (p.249), meaning that the child can do whatever they want, whenever they want. The child will result in being arrogant and throw a tantrum when they do not get their