Diana Baumrind's Three Parenting Styles

Over time marriage has changed from a political or economical arrangement to one of choices and love. Today, one of the major problems in romantic relationships is stress. Stress comes from many areas of a relationship which are unique to each relationship. While every relationship has its own stressors, the addition of a developmentally delayed child can cause problems to exponentially grow. Some frequent stressors that parent caregivers experience when dealing with a child who has developmental delays are lack of communication, lack of social support, and differing parenting styles. A developmental delay can be defined as abnormal growth and development as determined by an early intervention team of two or more professionals from appropriate …show more content…
She observed how preschool aged children behaved and how the parents of these children interacted with them and from this these three styles emerged. Authoritarian. Authoritarian is defined as the parent who to controls the child with punishment and threats. The parents believe the child should do as they are told and that there are no excuses for bad behavior. The parent gives no encouragement and the child believes what the parent says is always right. The type of child that emerges from this type of parenting can be stressful as the child can behave in a withdrawn manner making it difficult for the parent to connect. The child can also be untrusting of the parent which could make relationships hard. Permissive. Permissive is defined as the parent lets the child rule the house and the parents make no decisions for the child. The child has no boundaries. This type of child can be unwilling to try out new experiences. For the parent who is trying to find ways to help the child succeed this could be problematic as the child might resist trying to do something a different way and thereby causing …show more content…
Lack of communication could be one of two things, that parents do not have enough time to talk or they do not enjoy talking to each other any more. Social support can come from families, and from specialized organizations. Parents who do not agree on parenting style will have to reach a common ground for the sake of their child. Raising a child has never been easy, but the amount of stress the parent caregiver endures is dependent on the relationship and severity of the delay in the child. All these definitions boil down to the same thing, your child will require more of your attention and time than a typically developing child. I believe having a child with a developmental delay increases the amount of stress on the parental