Authoritarian Parenting Analysis

Styles of Parenting
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Authoritarian parenting is a style of parenting where the parents provide low levels of warmth and support accompanied by a high level of control over the children. An excellent example of authoritarian parenting is depicted in That 70's show by the main protagonist's (Eric) father, Red Foreman. The show's plot often is driven by Eric's attempt to hide his hijinks from his strict father in fear of punishment or the classic "my-foot-in-your-ass" threats. Red does not often show any warmth or support towards his son, whether it be spending quality time together or giving any type of compliment. In fact, Red is only happy with Eric when he does exactly as he is told despite his late adolescence age. When Eric makes a decision despite his father's authority he is often told that Eric is ruining his own life. Red is quick to insult, put down or punish his son, and on more than one occasion gives Eric an unjust punishment or lengthy grounding. When Eric decides to marry his longtime girlfriend of the show despite his father's wishes, Red does his best to make his son's life miserable; he fires him from the job place they both share, blacklists him to future employers, belittles him, and revokes the promise to pay for future education in hopes of getting Eric to obey. Parents of a different parenting style would not have displayed this type of behavior.

Permissive parents are much more affectionate than authoritarian parents but they do not have control over their children. An example of permissive parenting in the media is Regina George's mother in Mean Girls, insisting she is not a regular mom, she is a cool mom, doesn't dress her age and attempts to befriend all the teenagers that visit. While children may get along with the permissive parent better, they do not receive the discipline that they