1. Parenting Styles Parenting/Child Development Mrs. Wagner

2. The particular way that a parent consistently behaves towards a child. Guidance/Discipline Describe your parents:

3. Authoritarian Generally strict in rearing children Parents decide the rules, inform the children and enforce them. Patterns of parent behavior are predictable. Parents see themselves as the authority figure in the family

4. Authoritarian Parents AdvantagesDisadvantages

5. Authoritarian Children AdvantagesDisadvantages

6. Democratic/Authoritative Style Consider both the child’s needs and their own point of view when making decisions Parents and children work together to set rules Patterns of parent behavior are predictable most times Parents see themselves as leaders in helping their children learn to share in the family.

7. Democratic Parents AdvantagesDisadvantages

8. Democratic Children AdvantagesDisadvantages

9. Permissive Style Generally permit a wide rang of behavior Parents set few specific rules Patterns of parent behavior are somewhat difficult to predict Parent expect their children to make many choices and face the consequences

10. Permissive Parents AdvantagesDisadvantages

11. Permissive Children AdvantagesDisadvantages

12. Predicting Parenting Styles Cultural Background – parents within cultural groups tend to have common expectations and practices Child-Rearing Goals – goals range from personal behaviors to careers Personality Patterns – everyone has distinct and unique personalities Role Models – Learn parenting from parents and other caregivers Environment – surroundings in which a family lives

13. Which factor has the greatest influence on parenting styles? Explain.