FRHD 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Parenting Styles

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3040
• Professor: John Greenwood

Document Summary

Each of the patterns has a distinct balance of parental responsiveness and demanding aspects. Parental responsiveness (parental warmth or supportiveness) refers to the extent to which parents intentionally foster individuality, self regulation, and self assertion by being attuned, supportive, and acquiescent to children"s special needs and demands. Parental demanding (behavioural control) refers to the claims parents make on children to become integrated into the family whole, by their maturity demands, supervision, disciplinary e orts and willingness to confront the child who disobeys. Indulgent/permissive parents: more responsive than demanding do not require mature behaviour avoid confrontation. Authoritarian parents: highly demanding and directive, not responsive expect their orders to be obeyed without explanation expect their children to accept their judgements, values, and goals without questioning. Authoritative parents: demanding and responsive disciplinary methods are supportive, rather than punitive are more open to give and take with their children and make greater use of explanations (equally high in behavioural control as authoritarian parents)