What is Parenting style?
Parenting style refers to the strategies which a parent use in their child rearing.
Types of parenting style
There are 4 types of parenting –
- Authoritarian
- Permissive
- Uninvolved
- Authoritative
Let’s talk deeply in this
- Authoritarian/Disciplinarian
Parents in this style are generally strict, and maintain proper discipline. Giving punishment is very common in this parenting style, there is less nurturing of child and mostly there is a one -way communication
2)Permissive
This parenting style is opposite to strict. There are limited or no rules here parents give time to their kids and give freedom to figure out their problems, they are warm and nurturing, no expectation is set by parents. Communication is both way and open.
3)Uninvolved
By the name only it is very understandable parents, are not very much in the child’s life there are less nurturing, parents have few or no expectations from the child, there is a lot of freedom to the child.
4)authoritative
Here the parent’s clear discipline rules, communication is frequent when needed, nurturing is very good, parent expectations and goals are high but stated clearly.
Which parenting style is the best?
The best parenting style which a parent can use with the child is the Authoritative parenting style, now a question may arise why this parenting style is the best? So here is the answer to this. In authoritative style parent and children share a close relationship with a fabulous bond.
Discipline and fun both are there. communication is both ways and when your communication is good in a relationship it will be the best. There is a friendly relationship between parents and children. This style has found best in all sector academic, social-emotional or behavioral. Yes, they expect more from their children but at the same time, they maintain their behavior as well they are calm, kind and empathetic towards their children.
Here is some situation, try to relate them and see which one are you
Situation:
One day before his exam when a child comes and say “mom, I don’t want to give exam. I feel like I am not prepared enough and might fail”
There are many ways you can react to it
You can be rude to them and say “why you were not prepared when you know your exams are coming”
or
Speaking in a gentle way “Why are you feeling that, I know you are little nervous .But not giving the exam is not a solution to this, you have a fear of giving exam but fear can only stop when you do it and overcome it”
So, what are you choosing 1 or 2
If you choose 2 then congratulation you are on the right path.
but if you are on 1 then also congratulation now you know why you are not sharing a strong bond with your children
What is the right time to practice these styles?
This parenting style has to be from the beginning of childhood, it’s not possible that one day you have thought and suddenly you start making rules, expectation from the child .If I take my example in my family you have to wake up before 7 and these rules are there from the beginning I can’t imagine My self , sleeping till 11 am it is possible for me because from the very beginning of my childhood I wake up early and that’s my habit and now let’s take an example of my friends they generally wake up 9 or 10 and some 12 also because in their childhood there are never told to wake up early. From the beginning of your child life, practice this parenting style.
and if you have not practiced this type of parenting style from childhood then you need to go slow, first try to do it by yourself if you want your child to wake up early you need to wake up early for that.
“A child will become who you are so be who you want them to be”
I know parenting is one of the beautiful as well as one of the hard things to do, your small steps will have a large impact on your children life
Never give up on anything your child is seeing you!!!
Refrence:
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https://www.verywellfamily.com/
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