Parenting Styles

Entering toddler years, parents begin using guidance &

discipline
and, in turn, develop a parenting style(overall way of
socializing children)

Parents’ own childhood experience, beliefs, & temperament,

and child’s temperament influence parenting styles.
Select the following parenting style
according to the description given.
 The choices are:
Authoritarian
Permissive
Authoritative or Assertive-Democratic
Overparenting
 A parent that expects unquestioning obedience.
 A parent that is more concerned with being their
child’s friend than parent.
 The parent’s word is law; parents have absolute
control.
 Parents set limits and enforce family rules
allowing some freedom
 Listens to concerns and requests of children.
Gives reasons for decisions and home rules.
 Non-controlling, non-demanding; children walk
all over the parents.
A parent that hires tutors beginning in the toddler
or preschool years.

A parent that does their children’s projects.

A parent that resolves children’s conflicts with

adults & peers without allowing them to try
resolving conflict on their own.

Parents that encourage their children to do

independent explorations allowing the children to
manufacture their own experience.
LET’S CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
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ｷ A parent that expects unquestioning
obedience. (Authoritarian)

ｷ A parent that is more concerned with

being their child’s friend than parent.
(Permissive)

ｷ The parent’s word is law; parents have

absolute control. (Authoritarian)
 Parents set limits and enforce family rules
allowing some freedom. (Democratic)
 Listens to concerns and requests of children.
Gives reasons for decisions and home rules.
(Democratic)
 Non-controlling, non-demanding; children walk
all over the parents. (Permissive)
A parent that hires tutors beginning in the toddler or preschool
years. (Overparenting)

A parent that does their children’s projects. (Overparenting)

A parent that resolves children’s conflicts with adults & peers

without allowing them to try resolving conflict on their own.
(Overparenting)

Parents that encourage their children to do independent

explorations allowing the children to manufacture their own
experience.(Democratic)