In parenting styles power orientated actions link to an authoritarian style. Parents with an authoritarian parenting style assert rules, often relying on punishment to achieve obedience. These parents may use a love withdrawal or power assertion style of discipline. They tend to have high demands and expectations of their child but only see things from their own point of view. They talk at their child as opposed to having two way communication and feel the need to control the relationship. Children whose parents have an authoritarian style of parenting rarely learn to think on their own as they have never had the opportunity to make decisions for themselves, they often feel pressured to conform and may develop a fear of failure due to the high
