Each of these parenting styles can impact how a child develops feelings of self-worth, identity, sense of self, as well as the child’s emotional stability and behavior. To illustrate this influence, consider the information presented by Broderick and Blewitt (2015) that highlighted the benefits of an authoritative parenting style as children “are likely to show higher levels of competence, self-esteem, and self-regulation than children exposed to other parenting styles” (p. 184). Moreover, the authors emphasized that the authoritative style elicits positive characteristics in children to include “adaptability, competence and achievement, good social skills and peer acceptance, and low levels of antisocial or aggressive behavior” (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 182). As this parenting style balances high levels of warmth and control, the converse neglecting-uninvolved parenting style displays low levels of warmth and control resulting in possible difficulties in children, such as the display of inappropriate and aggressive behavior, diminished self-esteem, and symptoms of depression (Broderick & Blewitt,…