Parenting Styles
Have strict rules and are known as the "because I told you so" Parents.
Authoritarian
Two parents and their children living together
Nuclear
May move out for college, work, or personal reasons.
Leaving Home
Frustration, irritation, and resentment
Anger
Rolling over and crawling
Infant
0-1 year
Are neglectful and don't know what their children are doing.
Uninvolved
Includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living together.
Extended Family
Adults take on parenting roles
Families with young children
Wishing your could change the past... If only.... or what if....
Bargaining
Graduating from school and starting full time work
Adulthood
18-65 years
Have no rules and only punish if the problem is very serious.
Permissive
Adults living together in a romantic relationship without being married. (With or without children)
Cohabitating
Retirement and maybe become grandparents
Families in Later Life
Acceptance
Writing and reading
Childhood
6-11 years
Consider children's feelings when creating and enforcing the rules.
Authoritative
Families who temporarily care for children who can't live with their biological families.
Foster Families
Parents adjust to a quieter home, parents refocus on careers, hobbies, and relationships.
Launching Children
Deep sadness, withdrawal from others
Depression
Retirement & self acceptance
Late Adulthood
Over 65 years
Authoritative
Single Parent
Children seek more independence more communication and conflict.
Families with adolescents children
Feeling numb or shocked
Denial
Expanding social circle and puberty
Adolescence
12-18 yeras