Does Parenting Style Matter? It seems that way.

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Every year, thousands of families welcome a new baby into their home. New parents today only want what is best for their children. The upcoming years are spent watching Disney movies, going to parks, taking vacations, and taking countless photographs of the new infant. As the child grows older, parents begin to develop their own style of parenting. Almost all those children brought into the world get to experience what it is to have a loving family, but for a small percentage, life is not so easy. While every parent’s intentions are the same, the parenting style they develop can have a great impact on their child. Parents with a more controlling parenting style often raise children with less confidence in themselves, a fear to express their opinions, and slight social abnormalities, while parents with a more relaxed parenting style tend to encourage the development of these traits and encourage their child to express themselves. Studies have identified three major parenting styles: authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative. As the generations have changed, many parenting styles have evolved. Authoritarian is known as being the full control parent. When questioned by the child often the answer “because I said so” is given. When mistakes are made the child is usually punished in a fear instilling manner, and punishments are usually irrational and left unexplained. Also, rules and regulations are set with no chance of questioning and are to be followed accordingly (Gwen Dewar, 2014). This style can be quite comparable to a dictatorship. In contrast to authoritarian parenting is permissive style parenting, which is often referred to as too soft, or the child is in control of the parent. Permissive is parenting at its softest pote... ... middle of paper ... ...ou, S. N. (2008). Parental style and child bullying and victimization experiences at school. Social Psychology of Education : An International Journal,, 11(3), 213-227. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11218-007-9048-5 Gwen Dewar, P. (2014, April). The authoritarian parenting style. Retrieved from parenting science: http://www.parentingscience.com/authoritarian-parenting-style.html Jabeen, F. A.-u.-H. (2013). Parenting styles as predictors of emotion regulation among adolescents. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research,, 28, 85-105. Miller, A. L. (2012). Parenting style, perfectionism, and creativity in high-ability and high-achieving young adults. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 35, 344-365. Rodriguez, C. M. (2010). Parent-child aggression: association with child abuse potential and parenting styles. Violence and Victims, 25(6), 728-741.

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