Authoritative Parenting Style

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A person’s parenting style has a huge impact on how the child turns out, in most cases. Their particular style of child rearing may also be based on how they were raised. There are four styles of parenting discussed in this chapter. The first is authoritarian, this type of parent has high demands and low acceptance. Next is authoritative, which is considered the best parenting style because the parent shows authority, but is also reasonable and responsive to the needs of the child. Permissive parenting is when then there are few rules, and the child is free to do what he or she pleases. Lastly there is the neglectful style, in this case the parent is uninvolved with the child on multiple levels. For me personally, I have parents that are more authoritative. …show more content…

Despite these circumstances, she is still involved in my life, and I would consider her an authoritative parent as well. However, I will discuss my stepmother’s parenting style. One way that she fits the authoritative style is the fact that whenever a broke a rule when I was younger she would explain to me what was done wrong. She was also consistent with the rules of the household. When I became a teenager I felt that she was authoritarian towards me more often than she was to her children, but now that I am older I realize that I was defiant at times.
Even though my father is authoritative as well he is more “laid back” about certain things. I believe this is because I am his only biological child. Because of this we have a really close bound, and he tends to be more lenient. However, he still enforces any rules that have been put in place. Another trait that my father has is communication. Talking to him has always been easy for me, and he has always involved me in family decisions. Now that I am entering adulthood he is the person I tend to call or talk to when I need advice on a certain

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