Authoritarian Parenting Style Analysis

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For example, I am from a big family. I have four brothers and two sisters, and I grew up in a household where my parents like the authoritarian parenting style. I will begin by saying, my parents are great parents because all they have wanted is the best for me. In everything, I do they want to see me succeed and be the best that I can be. However, even if they have been there for me, and showed me all the love and care. They have failed in one area which is the freedom to talk to them about anything and live on by my own mistakes. My parents don’t like me to oppose them in anything they say. Baumrind has mentioned, everything they say they want me to follow it completely without questioning it. As growing up, when I would do a mistake my mom will punish me badly, forgetting the fact that I am …show more content…

In addition to that, when it came a time for me to decide which college I should go to they want to decide for me on that too. All these things have played a huge disadvantage in my life. Because I feel far from them, I don’t feel the joy and excitement to talk to them about anything. It has also drawn me far from the family, the communication is not really there. Therefore, many times authoritarian’s parents might think their style is good, on the other hand, it actually not good because kids feel lonely, isolated, stuck and confused. Most of the time that's how I felt and continue to feel until today. All my life it has not been easy, there has been times which I have cried, I was angry and frustrated. Also, moments, where I have had some suicidal thoughts where I felt in order to have the freedom to live my life, is to take my own. As Maccoy noted authoritarian parenting style fails to explain the reasoning behind these rules. If asked to explain, the parent might simply reply, “Because I said so.” These parents have high demands but are not responsive to their children (Joseph, p.

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