Parenting Styles

Question 1

Is parenting a biological or social skill?

Answer 1

• A learned practice

Question 2

What makes one parenting style more effective than another?

Answer 2

• Acceptance and involvement
• Behavioral control with rules and supervision
• Autonomy Granting, gradual process
• Different types of combinations

Question 3

Authoritarian - Strict Parenting

Answer 3

• Low autonomy granting
• Cold and rejecting
• Makes decisions for the child, should just accept it and follow
• High on expectations and demands
• Conformity and compliance

Negative consequences
- poor well-being
- anxious
- Low self-esteem and self-reliance
- poor performance in school

• Use of psychological control
  Takes advantage of childrens psychological needs
• Verbal expression
• Individuality
• Attachments

Question 4

Authoritative - Democratic Parenting

Answer 4

• High on rules and demans
  Clear standard
• Think of the childs perspective, focus on their needs
  Compromising and independant
• Punishemt
  Teaching moments
  Explanations
• Close and warm relationship
• Gradual autonomy granting
• Communication and expression
• Most effective parenting style
  Well-intended
  Predicts maturity and adjustment

Question 5

Permissive - Leanient PArenting

Answer 5

• No rules
• Child takes alot of decisions
• Focus on the childs needs and whishes
• Uninvolved
• Children doesnt have to control themselves

Question 6

Uninvolved - Deatched Parenting

Answer 6

• Form of neglect
• Not involved, provide for basic needs
• Dont think of the child
• Parents are often depressed

Question 7

Adapting to new needs in the child

Answer 7

• Easy with authoritative parenting style, comes natural
• Independance from middle childhood and older

Question 8

Coregulation

Answer 8

Parents engage in general supervision and allow the child moment by moment decision making
- Gradual process to autonomy
- Protects the child
- Guide from a distance - Hard for alot of parents

Question 9

New needs in the child - Adolescense

Answer 9

• Increased desire and request for autonomy
• Reason for lots of conflicts
• Making their own decisions
• Look more mature than how they look
• Important with cognitive developmen - advanced ability in problem solving

Question 10

What are the two components of autonomy?

Answer 10

• Emotional component
  Adolescents rely more on themselves and less on parental support and guidance in exploring relationships, activities and other contexts
• Behavioral component
  Making decisions on your own and your own judgement, often considering and assessing guidance from others

Question 11

How can parenting style change depending on new needs?

Answer 11

• Parenting style should be dynamic, not rigid
• Being able to adapt is important
• Balance between connection and separation, in development of autonomy in their child

Connection : warm and supportive
Separation: encouragement exploration that fits the child

• Different views on autonomy can lead to conflicts, not all conflicts are bad

Question 12

What is autonomy linked with?

Answer 12

• Identity formation
• Self-esteem
• Effortful control
• Academic achievement
• Social competence