Mean Girls Parenting Styles Analysis

Psych & Life: Parenting Styles

Based on the parenting style definitions, both my mother and my father use the authoritative style of parenting. My parents have high expectations for both my brother and I for our future as well as to follow their rules. My brother, Tristan, and sometimes I debate with my parents, sometimes it may be about their rules and to justify why we may have disobeyed their rules. My parents encourage our independence giving us trust that we can handle keeping our grades up, keeping up with our chores, and taking care of expensive items they buy for us; thus we must show our maturity to our parents and follow their guide lines. They have limits of freedom though because we are still adolescences going through life. Whenever

Elinor expects high expectations from Merida to conform to the traditional ways of a Scottish royal with out explaining much of what Merida should do. Merida’s outcome of rebellion towards her mother is shown throughout the movie, which is also part of the suggested outcome of a child under the authoritarian parenting style. In the film Mean Girls, Regina Georges mom, Mrs. George, is displayed as a mother who uses the permissive style of parenting. Mrs. George is a very relaxed parent and does not enforce strict rules on any of the girls and never uses punishment on them. In result Regina George matches the suggested outcomes of a child under the parenting style of permissive. Regina George does not accept her responsibility of the “Burn Book” but blames it on Cady instead; thus showing the characteristic of give-and-take of peer

My reason for this is not only because the outcomes of the child are greatly positive but also it is the way I was raised and I am delighted about who I am, which is exactly how I would like my children to be. I want to raise my children to love themselves no matter what anyone says, I want them to treat people with respect even if the people are not respectful themselves. I want my children to be successful in life and with everything and anything they put their minds to. Authoritative parenting is the best way to raise a child in my eyes because the must learn that the world is not fair and the must work in order to be successful. My parents raised me this way and I am successful, pleased, liked by many teachers and peer. Having a debate with my parents and sometimes my friends is even healthy because in the real world not everyone is going to agree with you. I also want my children raised under the authoritative parenting style because they must know if you disobey there will be punishments but that does not mean I do not love them any less and they will be forgiven at times, because the authoritarian style of punishment does not necessary show that you love your child if you constantly beat them. The other styles of parenting seem un-human like to either let your child control you or to neglect your child into thinking they are unloved. My children will always be