The Effects Different Parenting Styles Have on Children
Parenting styles have been widely categorized into four major types: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved or neglectful. According to developmental psychologist Diane Baumrind (1967), there are three types of parenting styles she introduced which are the authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive, with the uninvolved/neglectful parenting style added by researchers years after Baumrind’s conclusions. Authoritarian parenting as described by Baumrind (1967) are the type that are usually controlling and firm, but usually in a domineering manner. Authoritative parents tend to control their child, but in a less fractious way than those of the authoritarian …show more content…
As children get older, around elementary through early high school years, they usually start to defy their parents and develop animosity and hostility in their relationship as a result of the parents’ harsh and punitive parenting style (Walton 2012). As a child of an authoritarian parent grows older, their behavior in school and around others may be noticeable than other children who were raised by other parenting styles. Children often lack a high sense of social skills, have lower self-esteem than others, and have a higher chance of becoming depressed or develop anxiety. This is an outcome of the environment that they were raised in by their parents, who taught them to only abide by their rules and to only follow directions, instead of being a more independent person. According to Miller (2010), “Because they are taught to follow rules rather than take initiative, they are more capable of following instructions than becoming leaders. They are taught what to think rather than how to think” (Miller, 2010, p. 3). As a result of these children being taught what to think, they are more dependent on others rather than being and following their own beliefs or procedures. In the later years of a child who was raised in an authoritarian household, effects …show more content…
As these children grow older, around three-seven years of age, and receive a higher sense of acceptance from their parents, it helps the child develop social competence (Veneziano, 2003). As the child’s social competence grows, the child is more capable of adapting to certain social situations or changes, thus creating a higher self-esteem for the child. A study conducting the different parenting styles and a child’s behavior concluded that children who were raised by authoritative parents tend to behave much more responsibly than children raised in different parenting style households (Steinberg, Blatt-Eisengart, & Cauffman, 2006). As a result of this, children may become more successful in school, which in return gets positive feedback from the parent, and ultimately makes the child more encouraged to strive even harder. As a child reaches teenage years, they tend to crave for more attention and motivation from their parents, which in result could lead to higher life satisfaction according to Suldo and Huebner (2004). Suldo and Huebner (2004) examined how authoritative parenting could affect a child’s life satisfaction, and how that in turn could affect their behavior in the future. The results suggested that the more a child is motivated and encouraged by their parents, the higher the child’s
Parenting styles have been widely categorized into four major types: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved or neglectful. According to developmental psychologist Diane Baumrind (1967), there are three types of parenting styles she introduced which are the authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive, with the uninvolved/neglectful parenting style added by researchers years after Baumrind’s conclusions. Authoritarian parenting as described by Baumrind (1967) are the type that are usually controlling and firm, but usually in a domineering manner. Authoritative parents tend to control their child, but in a less fractious way than those of the authoritarian …show more content…
As children get older, around elementary through early high school years, they usually start to defy their parents and develop animosity and hostility in their relationship as a result of the parents’ harsh and punitive parenting style (Walton 2012). As a child of an authoritarian parent grows older, their behavior in school and around others may be noticeable than other children who were raised by other parenting styles. Children often lack a high sense of social skills, have lower self-esteem than others, and have a higher chance of becoming depressed or develop anxiety. This is an outcome of the environment that they were raised in by their parents, who taught them to only abide by their rules and to only follow directions, instead of being a more independent person. According to Miller (2010), “Because they are taught to follow rules rather than take initiative, they are more capable of following instructions than becoming leaders. They are taught what to think rather than how to think” (Miller, 2010, p. 3). As a result of these children being taught what to think, they are more dependent on others rather than being and following their own beliefs or procedures. In the later years of a child who was raised in an authoritarian household, effects …show more content…
As these children grow older, around three-seven years of age, and receive a higher sense of acceptance from their parents, it helps the child develop social competence (Veneziano, 2003). As the child’s social competence grows, the child is more capable of adapting to certain social situations or changes, thus creating a higher self-esteem for the child. A study conducting the different parenting styles and a child’s behavior concluded that children who were raised by authoritative parents tend to behave much more responsibly than children raised in different parenting style households (Steinberg, Blatt-Eisengart, & Cauffman, 2006). As a result of this, children may become more successful in school, which in return gets positive feedback from the parent, and ultimately makes the child more encouraged to strive even harder. As a child reaches teenage years, they tend to crave for more attention and motivation from their parents, which in result could lead to higher life satisfaction according to Suldo and Huebner (2004). Suldo and Huebner (2004) examined how authoritative parenting could affect a child’s life satisfaction, and how that in turn could affect their behavior in the future. The results suggested that the more a child is motivated and encouraged by their parents, the higher the child’s