Parenting Styles

There are 4 types of parenting styles. The type of parenting style that you use will determine the emotional climate in your home.

Authoritative

• Most effective method of parenting
• Open communication between parent and child
• Provides structure and routine
• Gives out consequences if rules are broken

Authoritarian

• Strict form of parenting
• Children are to follow a strict set of rules and expectations
• Uses punishment as a method of teaching/training
• Children are prone to have low self-esteem and have difficulty in social situations

Permissive

• Lacks structure
• Parents are lenient to avoid confrontation and act more like a friend
• There are few rules, which are often inconsistent
• Children tend to grow up with little self-discipline and little self-control

Neglectful 

• One of the most harmful styles of parenting
• Parents are not involved in their child's life and are unaware of what is going on
• Parents do not care for their child's emotional or physical needs
• Children may have a harder time forming relationships