Discussion Raising Psychologically Healthy Children please D

Discussion: Raising Psychologically Healthy Children, please DO NOT COPY FROM ANY WEBSITE, thank you so much.

After reading and/or thinking about the three types of parenting styles -- Authoritarian, Permissive or Authoritative:

Which one (be honest, now) appeals to you the most? And why?

Which one appeals to you the least? And why!

Which style(s) were you raised in?

Which style(s) are you raising your children in (or planning to if you are not yet parents but plan to be) And why?

Solution

According to Diana Baumrind, the parental behaviors may be thought of as belonging to two continua- parental warmth and responsiveness as well as parental control. Based on these two dimensions four types of parental styles emerge- authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and uninvolved.

Authoritative parenting style is comprised of high parental warmth as well as high parental control. If rules are set by parents then the reason for the rules is also told to children. Children are in direct supervision of their parents yet they receive love, care and a feeling of belongingness from their parents.

Authoritarian parenting styles has a lack of parental warmth but the control is high. Rules are set and children are made to follow them. They cannot question or argue with their parents.

Permissive parents lack control over their children but garner love and affection over them.

Uninvolved parents lack both warmth and control. They remain uninvolved with their children.

In my opinion, permissive and authoritarian parenting style are the unsuitable types of parenting style because children that are raised under a permissive parenting style often tend to feel insecure and very dependent because they were not given the direction, routine and model that is required for children to learn confidence. These children also tend to have a weaker sense of responsibility and remain dependent on others. The children of permissive parents are more likely to use drugs or get into legal trouble as teenagers and adults. Simlarly, an authoritarian parenting style means that a parent typically sets high standards and expectations for their children. These standards are accompanied by a large set of rules and restrictions. Methodical studies show that children that are raised under an authoritarian parenting style often lack confidence and feel inadequate because they are not given the freedom to make their own choices. Furthermore as it is difficult to adhere to many rules, tight restrictions often are accompanied by criticism from parents. An authoritarian parenting style creates responsible and productive adults that are however at risk for nervous breakdown due to their perfectionist nature. The children of authoritarian parents are also more likely to rebel in adolescence.

The best type of parenting style is found to be authoritative. Children reared through this parenting style have been found to have high self-esteem and self-efficacy. They turn up to become individuals who are emotionally mature and responsive towards the needs of others. Therefore, I would prefer to have an authoritative parenting style when I am rearing my children.