Parenting Styles – Introduced
Tonight on MomTV I introduced 3 Parenting Styles.
- Authoritarian
- Permissive
- Democratic
We focused our attention on the Authoritarian Parenting Style and
- Defined Authoritarian Parenting.
- Identified what that looks like and sounds like from the parents perspective.
- Some of the reasons parents gravitate towards this kind of parenting.3. Identified what it looks like, sounds like and FEELS like from the child’s perspective.
- Discussed the dangers for kids who are raised with an Authoritarian Parenting Style.
Not sure if YOU’RE an Authoritarian Parent?
Take this quick quiz and find out.
- I sometimes criticize my children to get them to do better.
- I sometimes use anger to get my children to do what I want.
- I sometimes threaten my children.
- I sometimes punish my children when they misbehave.
- I do not trust that my children will make good decision on their own.
- I believe it is my responsibility to organize my child’s life, to create routines that are healthy and to make sure that they do what they are supposed to do.
- I think it is disrespectful if my child challenges me.
- I do not ask for my child’s opinion or feedback.
- I make the majority of the decisions.
If you answered yes to 3 or more of these statements, there is a good chance that you use an Authoritarian Parenting Style.
Join me next week when I will be talking about Permissive Parenting Styles.
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Missed the show. :( I didn’t see it up on momTV. Did it get recorded?
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So I have been trying to pay attention to how often I resort to becoming the boss – usually 2 or 3 times a day. Especially when I’m feeling rushed, spent, or overwhelmed. I either don’t have the time or the energy to work through their process with them. And yes, it often backfires, creating a negative situation that ends up taking more time, or more energy, to get past. I don’t know if that sounds like a lot or a little – but looking at the quiz above, I think I’m doing okay, for the most part.