Parenting

Overview

Parenting styles can be seen as the attitudes that parents convey to their children in order to establish the emotional environment in which their parenting techniques take shape. Parenting styles have a profound impact on children. The type of parenting style one uses may contribute to a child’s developmental delays. Based on the parental’s responsive levels and parental’s demanding levels given to the child, Baumrind identified three primary parenting styles: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive. Later, Baumrind’s parenting three parenting styles were added to by Maccoby and Martin with the neglectful parenting style.

PARENTING STYLES

• Authoritative Parenting (high responsiveness x high demandingness)

  The authoritative parent sets high expectations and gives their child plenty of support and help for them to be able to meet these expectations.

• Authoritarian Parenting (low responsiveness x high demandingness)

  The authoritarian parents gives their child high expectations but does not provide them the help and support they need to meet these expectations.

• Permissive Parenting (high responsiveness x low demandingness)

  Although they do not impose very many rules or expectations on their child, permissive parents are quite involved with their child.

• Neglectful Parenting (low responsiveness x low demandingness)

  A neglectful parent is a parent who is inattentive of their child, does not participate in their life, and does not offer any direction or authority to them.

Relating Parenting

My parents, two sisters, and I shared a really supportive home environment as I was growing up. My parents utilized more of an authoritative parenting style. They wanted us to succeed in life, but were always with us every step of the way. All they wanted was for us to do the best that we could. Although we may not have been straight A students growing up, they were still satisfied as long as we gave it our all. I knew I could lean on them if I was struggling and they made sure we had everything we needed. My parents’ parenting style has become more lax as we have gotten older. They still encourage us and want us to pursue our dream careers, but it is our responsibility to make sure we are making every effort. I would also employ an authoritative parenting style when I become a parent. Like my parents, I will not expect them to be the perfect student. As long as they give it their true best effort, I will be happy. I want to support them as they go after their goals and do everything in their power to do so. Additionally, I do want my children to feel comfortable talking to me about more of the difficult things.

Parenting in My Future Career

With either career path that I choose, I will be working alongside both children and parents. I will need to be able to implement suitable parenting approaches into the way that I respond to children and their needs. It will also be necessary for me to speak with the parents and advise them on how to properly care for their children within limits. Above everything, the child’s needs come first. It can be challenging for children to communicate how they feel. They need to be able to express their emotions and feelings in a comfortable environment. I have to see to it that the child’s needs are met. I will also be able to help the parents consider strategies that benefit both the parent and the child.

Winsor, D.L., Murrell, V.S., & Magun-Jackson, S. (Eds.) (2017). Lifespan Development: An Educational Psychology Perspective (4th ed.).