Authoritative
What is an authoritative parent like?
Concerned, Communicates love and trust, Enforces Rules
What is an authoritarian parent like?
Strict, Unapproachable, Enforces Rules Strictly
What is a permissive parent like?
Rarely disciplines child, Low expectations, Nurturing
Your parents were somewhat strict and demanding and expected a lot out of you. They also were loving and caring.
Authoritative
What is an authoritative child like?
High self-esteem, Self-control, Self-reliant, Does well in school
What is an authoritarian child like?
Ranks low in happiness and self-esteem, May have a sense of incompetence, Does well in school
What is a permissive child like?
Lacks self-discipline, Moderate self-esteem, Does poorly in school, May have problems with authority
When a child stays up late night playing his video games, despite having school the next day.
Permissive Parent
A 6 year old child starts to swear in his everyday conversation. How would an authoritative parent handle this?
Listen to him, and explain to him why cursing is bad.
A 6 year old child starts to swear in his everyday conversation. How would an authoritative parent handle this?
Punish the child for saying this, without hearing him out.
A 6-year-old child starts to swear in his everyday conversation. How would a permissive parent handle this?
Tell him it's wrong, but not hand out any consequences.
The parents enforce the child's game time to 30 minutes a day, and set a 9 pm time to go to sleep.
Authoritative Parents
What are somethings an Authoritative parent would say?
“Don’t interrupt me” or “Don’t stay out too late or you’ll be grounded.
What would an authoritarian parent say?
"This is why it's wrong", "We'll listen to you if you listen to us"
What would a permissive parent say?
"Go do you", "Do whatever you want, I don't care"
A 15-year-old son is caught with beer, and the parents discipline him, and let him know what he has done wrong.
Authoritative Parent
How do authoritative parents discipline their kids?
Inductive Discipline- more positive reinforcement then punishment
How do authoritarian parents discipline their kids?
They would punish them for doing wrong things, and reward them for doing the right thing.
How would a permissive parent discipline their child?
The child ignores his parents' requests, and talks to them with an attitude with no consequences
Permissive parent