What is your Parenting Style?

I was browsing my old work papers today and I saw a copy explaining "different types of parenting style".  It was given to me 5 years ago, I kept it for my own perusal.  It was forgotten, was hidden behind piles and piles of reading materials.

So i thought i will share it here, Have a good read and try to see what type of parent are you?

Authoritative parenting 

The demanding and responsive parents, also called balanced parenting.  The parents character described as child center approach with high expectation with their childrens maturity.  

• Treating Children with Respect
• Encourages independence, originality, teach the children to speak their mind, listen to their children's point of view, open communication.
• Give their children a clear, firm and consistent guidelines.
• Limits and boundaries are set.
• Parents believes that developing a close, loving and nurturing relationship with their children in important.

This parenting style have enough space for everyone to equally enable their personal growth, respect each other and give and take in the family.  Balances are clear, recognized and respond the demands of all family members.

Authoritarian parenting 

   Sergeant Major or brick wall Parents also called as strict parenting.  Parents with strict rules which are developed with little recognition of the child's wishes or opinions and they are rigidly enforced.

• seeks unquestionable  obedience and respect for authority
• Method of discipline tends to be harsh and punitive

Here's the sad part of this parenting -- Children tends to be dependent, easily led, have low self esteem and eventually more like to reject their parents and their values.

Indulgent parenting 

  Jellyfish Parents, responsive but not demanding parents Also called permissive parenting.  Parents with this style struggles with setting boundaries and limits.  They avoid conflict at all costs and will back down if it looks like the child is getting upset. 

• prefer to rescue their children and do the thinking for them, hoping that it will improve the relationship.
• This style often results in children feeling insecure and abandoned.

Here's the Sad Part of this parenting --  Children tends to be insecure, lacking direction, easily led by peers and have difficulty solving their own problems.

Neglectful parenting  

uninvolved, unavailable parents.  Dismissive, unresponsive and undemanding towards the child type of parents. The Emotional involvement towards the child is missing, they provide only the basic needs of the child.

• Parents have a very low love and limits to their children.
• Uncaring, unresponsive and undemanding parents.
• psychologically unavailable to their children.
• selfish parents, their needs is always their first priority.
• unable to teach or encourage their children.
• Children are often socially incapable due to social isolation. 

Here's the Sad Part or this parenting -- Children will struggle to manage their own life due to their neglectful childhood.

Attachment Parenting

This parenting style encourages the parents to be tuned in with the individual needs of their children.  This parents focused on holistic understanding of their children, accomplishes discipline through interactions recognizes the their child's primary needs and avoiding physical punishment.  Parents creating a strong emotional bond with their children.

I looked online what are the other types of parenting out their, I was amazed how many styles their are.  

If you are curious just like me of what really is your parenting style? 

Please take this what is your parenting style quiz

just for fun! but also great knowledge.

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