PARENTING STYLES

Created by: Ramona Torres-Martinez

ECD 420
Fresno Pacific University
 Parenting at a
Glance
Objectives
Assessment on Parenting Styles
Types of Parenting Styles
Characteristics of Parenting styles and
effects on childrens behavior
Discipline vs. Punishment
Effective Parenting Tips
Conclusion
Closing Words
References
Evaluation
 Objectives
Form a clear
understanding of the four
main parenting styles
Learn about the effects of
parenting styles on
childrens behavior
Know the characteristics
associated with each
parenting style
Distinguish between
discipline and punishment
Learn positive parenting
strategies
 Parenting Style Assessment
1.If your child is having a tantrum over a toy at the store, do you buy the toy to avoid a
disagreement?

2.Do you feel that you are too strict with your child?

3.Do you believe that your parenting style influences your childs behavior?

4.Do you think that parents should make all the decisions and have restrictions for their
children?

5.Do you have consequences for your child when he/she misbehaves or breaks the rules

6.Do you agree that having rules and clear behavior expectations for your child is
necessary?

7.Does your child help with simple chores at home?

8.Is your parenting style similar to the one you experienced growing up?

9.Do you feel that you need more information about parenting styles?

10.Do you agree that you have the power to make your child feel protected and loved?

11.Do you agree that positive discipline is healthier than negative punishment?
 ASSESSMENT RESULTS
6% answered Yes and 94% answered No
If your child is having a tantrum over a toy at the store, do you buy the toy to avoid a disagreement?
25% answered Yes and 75% answered No

87% answered Yes and 13% answered No

75% answered Yes and 25% answered No

Yes
100% answered Yes
No
100% answered Yes

94% answered Yes and 6% answered No

56% answered Yes and 44% answered No

Do you believe that your parenting style influences your child's Behavior?
13% answered Yes and 44% answered No

100% answered Yes

94% answered Yes and 6% answered No

Yes
No
 ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Do you have consequences for your child when he/she misbehaves or breaks the rules? Do you agree that positive discipline is healthier than negative punishment?

Yes Yes
No No
 ASSESSMENT RESULTS
16
14
12
10
8
6 Yes
4 No
2
0
FOUR MAJOR PARENTING STYLES
 AUTHORITATIVE STYLE
Most positive parenting style
Parents have reasonable expectations
regarding their childs behavior
Parents understand their childrens
developmental needs and skills
Authoritative parents are affectionate
and nurturing with their children
Parents communicate limits in a
constructive and firm manner
Parents prefer positive discipline
methods over punishment
 AUTHORITATIVE EFFECTS ON
CHILDRENS DEVELOPMENT
Authoritative parenting helps
children to develop a healthy
sense of self-confidence
because they feel safe and
secure

Children learn to take

responsibility for their actions

Promotes the development of

social and emotional skills like
self-regulation and empathy

Children acquire a positive self-

 AUTHORITARIAN STYLE
Children are expected to
follow the rules established by

the parents without

Authoritarian parents provide
compromise
inadequate supervision and

guidance to children
Parents overlook explaining
rules and behavior
expectations
Children to children
are discipline with
physical and psychological

punishment
Parents struggle to control
their own emotions and easily
become angry
 AUTHORITARIAN EFFECTS ON
CHILDRENS DEVELOPMENT
Children raised by authoritarian
parents have a low self-esteem
and lack a sense of safety
Children develop a negative
image of themselves and feel
that they are not good enough
Important skills like self-control
and self-regulation are not fully
development because children
lack the positive guidance from
NEGLECTFUL/UNINVOLVED &
PERMISSIVE
Neglectful/ uninvolved
Neglectful/Uninvolved parents fail to
provide their children with essential
needs like food, water, and safety
Children are expected to look after
themselves
Parents neglect to provide guidance and
supervision to children
Parents might be dealing with issues like
physical and mental illness or substance
abuse that interfere with parenting
Children do not have a trusting and
nurturing relationship with parents.
Permissive parents provide
Permissive
limited discipline and
guidance to their children
Children are given the power
to make decisions about
activities and home routines
Parents do not establish clear
behavior expectations for
their children
When children act
inappropriately, there are few
or no consequences for their
 EFFECTS ON CHILDRENS DEVELOPMENT

Children develop a low self-

esteem and negatives
feelings about their abilities
Children struggle to control
their emotions and develop a
feeling of unhappiness
To get attention from parents
children display regular
challenging behaviors
Children have difficulty
 POSITIVE DISCIPLINE
The goal of discipline is to guide and teach children
about appropriate and inappropriate behaviors
Discipline provides the children with guidance to deal
with future behavioral problems in a positive manner
Children are given praise and rewards to promote
desired behaviors
Disciple helps to promote self-regulation without
damaging a childs self-esteem
PUNISHMENT
The goal of punishment is too stop an undesired
behavior while it is occurring by adults using their
authority in a negative manner
Punishment teaches children that they have no
control over their behavior
Physical and emotional punishment can be used to
discourage challenging behaviors
Punishment can increase in severity and become
physically and mentally damaging
Punishment teaches children that situation may be
solved with violence and aggressions
 EFFECTIVE PARENTING TIPS
Having open communication between parents and
children
Parents need to set clear limits and consequence
that children understand
Providing positive praise and rewards for appropriate
behavior
Being role models for children and modeling the
behavior that parents want children to learn
Parents need to be loving and nurturing with their
 CONCLUSION

There are four main parenting types

Parenting styles are based on parental beliefs and
their own experience with childrearing
Parenting is centered on parents understanding of
childrens developmental skills and abilities
Parenting styles influence childrens development in
positive and negative ways
Discipline is more effective in controlling
challenging behaviors than punishment
CLOSING WORDS
 REFERENCES
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Morin, A. (2016, June 21). Four Types of Parenting Styles.
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