Different Types Of Parenting

What type of parent are you or will you be? There are many types of parents and of course, there are different styles of parenting. Whether you know it or not there are many kids that experience a type of parenting style you never had. If anyone is looking to understand the different types of parenting techniques, they have to understand authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and lastly uninvolved parenting. All of these parenting techniques are treated differently and have different outcomes on children. Authoritarian parenting is seen as a parenting style that is harsh. Authoritative is considered the best parenting option where children and parents see eye to eye. Permissive being a good and bad style since parents act as friends but

Permissive parenting is a parenting style that is a parenting style that can be argued as bad and good to a child. While authoritarian and authoritative parents have rules set for their child, permissive parents don't have many rules for their child to follow and they are considered more laid back. The parents may set rules to try and keep their children from harm but they rarely ever enforce them and take action. The reason on why permissive parents do this is because they feel “they want to be more like a friend than a parent and think parental controls and discipline measures will hinder that relationship” (Stephan Walton). Amy Morin said, “They often encourage their children to talk with them about their problems, but they usually don't put much effort into discouraging poor choices or bad behavior.” This shows that as parents, they can make their child open up and talk to them but never help them make the right decisions. While they want to be more of a friend, you can argue both sides. A child would love if their parents were their friend and they can be as open as they want to them as if they were in school. But If a child does not have authority figures to protect him/her then there will be little to no rules/boundaries on what they can do then they can have lack of self-discipline, become self-centered, battle with authority, act out, and also take in bad habits such as underage drinking and the use of drugs.

Uninvolved parenting is another frowned upon a style of parenting a child. An uninvolved parent is completely disengaged and emotionally uninvolved in their child's life. There is little if any expression of love and affection. Most children who have uninvolved parents have bad effects on their lives. For example, they could be emotionally withdrawn, develop loneliness, have low self-esteem/control, develop an addiction to drugs/alcohol, or even “develop defiance to authority figures such as parents, teachers and other adults” (Stephan Walton). Parents that act this way don't usually do this on purpose, they just have a lot of work to do and don't have much time for their kids. Of course, while this may be throughout their childhood the results because of this can be severe Stephan Walton even said that “Parents too involved in work or business need to remind themselves how quickly the years pass, time is never recovered. It is important for parents to periodically prioritize their lives to stay focused on their family values.” The parents that use this kind of technique don't do it on purpose. This type of parenting occurs usually because they either learned it from their parents, or they are too busy doing things outside of their house, either work or going out (alcohol, drugs, etc.) (Stephan Walton). Uninvolved parents even though they might not know it needs to be with their children more often and communicate with