1 Parenting – Outline Carolyn R. Fallahi, Ph. D.

2 Parenting Styles – Diana Baumrind  Baumrind (1971) Authoritarian Authoritative parenting Permissive parenting  Neglectful versus nonconforming

3 What does the research say?  Parenting style & outcome measures Social responsibility Independence Differences between boys and girls? Authoritarian parents Authoritative parents Permissive parents

4 Other types of parenting styles  Treffinger & Young Commanding Style Coaching Style Collaborating Style Guiding Style

5 Neal and Frick-Horbury Study  Parenting styles and attachment patterns 56 undergraduate students Securely attached? Antisocial teens?

6 Good Enough Parents  Scarr (1993) Wide variety in parenting Variations in parenting not as important as other things?

7 Working Parents  Ask the children study Old question: if children’s parents work, does it cause harm? New question: does parenting differ between parents who work and those who don’t? Time Factor

8 Grading Mom – a National Survey  Being there for me when I am sick  Raising me with good values  Making me feel important and loved  Being able to go to important events  Appreciating me for who I am  Encouraging me to enjoy learning  Being involved in school life  Being someone to go to when upset  Spending time talking with me  Establishing traditions with me  Knowing what goes on with me  Controlling her temper

9 Quantity of Time  What’s important?  Parental characteristics.