Parenting

Malinda Atherton

Editorial Period 6

What parenting style is best? Is there a better way to parent a child? “Parenting comes in all sizes, shapes, colors, and styles, " says Rosemary Christoph, Ph.D., a therapist at the Academy at Swift River(Christoph). Being an Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, and uninvolved parent has their up’s and down’s.

An authoritarian parents usually have a high demand but are not very responsive to their child. The child may ask why and the parent might reply with “Because I said so," said Kendra Cherry, author of Parenting Styles(Cherry). If the demand was not made, such act of punishment would result. Being in an authoritarian household does have its bright sides on a child’s future. The child will learn limits and boundaries.

Authoritarian and authoritative parents have a similar style of parenting. Although authoritative parents tend to set limits and boundaries, the parents are more supportive and forgiving. When the needs are not meet by the child, the parent forgives and shrugs off the discipline. “Because of their positive parental roles models, they know how to manage stress, strive toward goals, and express their opinions. They also have fewer behavioral or emotional problems than other children," says Christoph(Christoph). When the child is not expected much from the parent, the child tends to expect less from themselves and get by. This style of parenting seems to be the most common in parents.

There are four parenting styles. Disengaged and Permissive are two styles that are very similar. These styles only have one difference in common. Disengaged parent cannot hold a strong family life due to spending hours at work. “Experts believe that disengaged style is the most damaging" (Christoph). Although it is important to spend quality time with one’s family, but working to support the family and the needs of the children. Some parents believe that a child will do what the child wants and he/she will learn...