Different Parenting Styles and Their Impact on Children

Authoritarian Parenting

• Always expects or demands a lot from children

• Focused on penalties rather than disciplining

• Expects children to obey orders without any objection

• Doesn’t care about the child’s natural likes and dislikes

• Stickler for rules and may be great in academics

• Very low-esteem

• Unable to make quick decisions

• Not creatively inclined

• May develop hostility toward everyone

Authoritative Parenting

• Strict rules are set, but children are involved in designing those rules

• More warmth and understanding shown to children than the authoritarian style

• Believes in explaining the consequences of every action

• Expresses appreciation through rewards and high words of praise

• Grow up to be happy and satisfied

• Ability to make quick decisions

• Able to work well in teams, as they are cooperative

• Focused on their goals always

Permissive Parenting

• Always warm toward children

• Doesn’t believe in punishments

• Appreciates children through briberies and rewards

• Known by another term – indulgent parenting

• Very little or no supervision at all

• Bails out kids in cases of any issues

• High self-esteem and quick to make decisions

• Unprepared to face criticism or rejection

• No responsibility towards their tasks

• Not ready to face the challenges of adulthood

Attachment Parenting

• Focuses on the physical and emotional attachment with children

• Also called intuitive parenting

• Take a longer time to do their things independently, especially if kids are dependent on their parents for too long

• Need a lot of physical and emotional reassurance when handling new situations

• Kids may become independent soon, when all their emotional and physical needs are met as a child

Uninvolved Parenting

• No involvement or supervision from parents

• Known by another term – neglectful parenting

• May satisfy physical needs of children, but unable to satisfy their emotional and developmental needs

• Very few or no expectations from the child

• Become resilient, as there is no other way out

• Difficulty controlling their emotions

• Not sufficient coping strategies to handle new situations

• Very low self-esteem

• May follow the wrong people