Authoritarian
- Firm in control practices
- Expecting strict,
unquestioned obedience
- Forceful and punitive
discipline
- Neglects children’s needs
- Little communication
Children perform moderately
well in schools, have low self
esteem, poor social skills and
high level of depression
Neglectful
- Inattentive behavior
- Neglecting the child
- Barely interacts with
child
Children perform
poor in all domains
Authoritative
- Firm & consistent control
- Give priority to child’s
needs & abilities
- Encourage children to be
independent
- Attentive, forgiving
Children perform well in all
domains
Permissive
- Warm and affectionate
- Enforce less rules
- High acceptance
-Minimal punishment
- Allows child to make own
decision
Children perform less well
in school but have a higher
self esteem and social skills.