Parenting Styles

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This paper discusses various parenting styles that can be adopted, and describes the four theories that were set out by Diana Baumrind, a clinical and developmental psychologist.

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"Diana Baumrind, a clinical and developmental psychologist, developed four theories of parenting namely the authoritarian, permissive, authoritative, and neglectful parenting styles. In authoritarian parenting, parents are viewed as demanding and controlling but unresponsive. Authoritarian parents are also strict disciplinarians. They expect their children to follow them all the time. Blind obedience is given much emphasis. Failure to comply with the rules and regulations set by the authoritarian parents may entail a grave punishment from the martinets. Authoritarian parents use a punitive form of punishment in disciplining their children which may be in the form of physical or verbal abuse. They do not know how to show love and warmth to their children. As a result, children who grow up in this kind of controlling and hostile environment become socially incompetent or withdrawn. The authoritarian parenting has conservative views on parenting and discipline. It is parent-centered because only parents have a say when it comes to childrearing and discipline. The children themselves cannot voice out their own opinions or views."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Baumrind, Diana. "The Discipline Controversy Revisited." National Council on Family Relations 45.4 (1996): 405-414.
• Darling, Nancy. Parenting Style and Its Correlates. Athealth.com, March 1999 (accessed April 17, 2008). Capella University, http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/ceduc/parentingstyles.html
• Wikipedia. Parenting Styles, 2008 (accessed April 17, 2008). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenting_styles

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