Parenting Styles
In the article, “Parenting Styles: What They Are and Why They Matter,” psychosocial specialist, Kendra Cherry, explains the correlation between parenting styles and how a child grows up. Cherry mentions research done by psychologist Diana Baumrind in which three parenting styles were established: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive. Cherry further analyzes Baumrind’s findings and states how these parenting styles generally influence a child. This article addresses how an authoritative style of parenting has been proven to have better outcomes than other styles; however, it is hard to come to a specific conclusion on how styles of parenting and a child’s outcome are correlated because of other factors a child might …show more content…
Both also explain how each parenting style is generally linked to specific behaviors when a child grows up. For example, authoritative parenting is described as the best parenting style because it typically “results in children who are happy, capable, and successful.” Cherry further explains that authoritative parenting has the best effects because parents are often fair, resulting in children who are able to learn why certain boundaries exist. Another idea that Cherry brings up is that “the parenting styles of individual parents also combine to create a unique blend in each family,” which means that there are a lot of parents who do not exercise one specific parenting style – instead, each parent may display different types of parenting styles, resulting in a blend of effects on
In the article, “Parenting Styles: What They Are and Why They Matter,” psychosocial specialist, Kendra Cherry, explains the correlation between parenting styles and how a child grows up. Cherry mentions research done by psychologist Diana Baumrind in which three parenting styles were established: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive. Cherry further analyzes Baumrind’s findings and states how these parenting styles generally influence a child. This article addresses how an authoritative style of parenting has been proven to have better outcomes than other styles; however, it is hard to come to a specific conclusion on how styles of parenting and a child’s outcome are correlated because of other factors a child might …show more content…
Both also explain how each parenting style is generally linked to specific behaviors when a child grows up. For example, authoritative parenting is described as the best parenting style because it typically “results in children who are happy, capable, and successful.” Cherry further explains that authoritative parenting has the best effects because parents are often fair, resulting in children who are able to learn why certain boundaries exist. Another idea that Cherry brings up is that “the parenting styles of individual parents also combine to create a unique blend in each family,” which means that there are a lot of parents who do not exercise one specific parenting style – instead, each parent may display different types of parenting styles, resulting in a blend of effects on