Being a parent is one of the most challenging responsibilities a person can face. Did you know parenting styles plays an important role in a child’s development? In fact, the way a family is structured is based on the parenting style. Research has shown that parenting style can profoundly affect a child’s behavior in major parts of their life, such as their social, intellectual, as well as their mental development. Not only will it affect their childhood, but it may also interfere with their ability to deal with life situations as adults. This is because children develop and adapt though contact and exchange, which surround them. Since parents are often around a child’s life, they will influence him/her either negatively or positively. During
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Permissive parents are highly adjusted to their child’s developmental and emotional needs, but have a difficult time setting boundaries. For instance, a parent may make bedtime at 8:00pm then 10:00pm the following night. Parents who follow under the permissive style of parenting have very few rules, and are very lenient. Therefore, children that are raised by permissive parents are known to be rude and spoiled. These children are known to have negative developmental outcomes because they lack of set limits and expectations from their parents. According to PSYCH, children who are raised by permissive parents tend to lack self-discipline, and may contribute to risky and dangerous behavior such as alcohol or drug abuse or even sexual behavior. In addition, they are most often impulsive, moody, and aggressive. They also seem to be less mature. …show more content…
Uninvolved parents show little to no encouragement, warmth, or affection towards their children. Uninvolved parents are emotionally distant from their children, they offer little or no supervision, and are often too overwhelmed by their own problems to deal with their children. The effects on children with an uninvolved parent, usually develop a sense of unimportance from their parent, they are also likely to distance themselves from social situations. Children that are raised by uninvolved parenting tend to show more wrongdoing during adolescence and have an increased risk of substance abuse.
Permissive parents are highly adjusted to their child’s developmental and emotional needs, but have a difficult time setting boundaries. For instance, a parent may make bedtime at 8:00pm then 10:00pm the following night. Parents who follow under the permissive style of parenting have very few rules, and are very lenient. Therefore, children that are raised by permissive parents are known to be rude and spoiled. These children are known to have negative developmental outcomes because they lack of set limits and expectations from their parents. According to PSYCH, children who are raised by permissive parents tend to lack self-discipline, and may contribute to risky and dangerous behavior such as alcohol or drug abuse or even sexual behavior. In addition, they are most often impulsive, moody, and aggressive. They also seem to be less mature. …show more content…
Uninvolved parents show little to no encouragement, warmth, or affection towards their children. Uninvolved parents are emotionally distant from their children, they offer little or no supervision, and are often too overwhelmed by their own problems to deal with their children. The effects on children with an uninvolved parent, usually develop a sense of unimportance from their parent, they are also likely to distance themselves from social situations. Children that are raised by uninvolved parenting tend to show more wrongdoing during adolescence and have an increased risk of substance abuse.