1. Parenting Styles and Social Development

2. Parenting Styles Parents are bosses
Authoritarian
Democratic-Authoritative Parents
Parents are bosses
No questions or child participation
A dictatorship
Children participate
Discussion and negotiation
Children make decisions, but parents have veto power
A democracy

3. Parenting Styles (continued)
Permissive—Laissez-faire
Uninvolved Parent
Children have the final say
Parents give in to children
Give up—no rules; ignore children
Egocentric
Uncommitted to being a parent
Distant from children

4. Effects of Parenting Styles
Which style do you think is most effective?
Why?
Answer: Authoritative

5. Authoritative Adolescents are more confident of values and goals
Two factors are involved:
1. Establishment of limits
2. Responding to child with warmth and
support

6. Authoritative Children more likely to want to make their own decisions
A. Assume responsibility gradually
-not denied the opportunity (authoritarian)
-not given too much too soon (permissive)
B. Identify with parents
- those who show love and respect
- not those who treat children as incompetent

7. Authoritative Children more likely to want to make their own decisions
C. Present a model of responsible, cooperative independence the growing person to imitate

8. Note:
Parents are not solely responsible for the way their children turn out
Who else?
Children themselves

9. Tables will now work together on parenting styles activity