Parenting Styles & Social Development Chapter 3, Section 3 Parenting Styles & Social Development

Think of your childhood so far; are your parents Do not argue with me Father No ifs, ands, or buts Honey, do you hear something? Let’s talk about this and see if we can meet in the middle

Four Styles of Parenting Authoritarian Authoritative Permissive Disengaged

Authoritarian Parents are the bosses; don’t feel they need to explain their actions or Demands. Try to control attitude and behavior of their children.

Authoritative Parents allow children to have a say, and participate in the decisions that affect their lives

Permissive / Laissez-Faire Children have the final say; parents are non-punishing and far less controlling.

Disengaged / Uninvolved Parents are typically egocentric and seem uncommitted to their roles and distant from their children.

- Which style is Best? - Does it even matter how parents treat their kids?

Child Abuse Physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or mistreatment of children under 18.

Child Abuse Can have developmental effects such as loss of trust, feelings of guilt, anti-social behavior, depression, loss of self esteem, and identity confusion.

Social Development Socialization – learning the rules of behavior of the culture in which you were born and raised. Identification – adopting the values and principles of the same-sex parent.

Social Development Sublimation – redirecting sexual impulses into learning skills (Freud). Few psychologists support this theory today. Role Taking – play that involves assuming adult roles. Helps children see different points of view

Lifespan Development