Essay On Authoritarian Parenting

Parenting is one of the most complicated, time-consuming full-time jobs in the world. According to Martin Davies, “Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, financial, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood,” and although it is complicated and time consuming, there are only a few ways that parenting can be classified. Two of these parenting techniques are the authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. Both styles can be slightly effective, but neither are a better way to raise a child. Authoritarian parenting is a style of parenting in which the parents, or heads of the family have ultimate power and authority over the family as well as the family’s decisions. Widely popular in the east, this style of parenting is extremely strict and includes that children must listen to

While children raised with the authoritarian parenting style receive better grades than other children, they are also more likely to become depressed and even become overweight (Blaszczak). These children are also more likely to be more angry and rebellious as teenagers and young adults. Another consequence of authoritarian parenting can be found in the movie Dead Poets Society. Like Neil Perry, one of the main characters in the movie, many children of authoritarian parenting feel so much frustration with their parents that they resort to committing suicide. The children of permissive parents also face many problems due to how they were raised. For example, because the children are often just given what they want, they do not learn about setting and achieving goals. Not learning these skills can greatly affect the child’s future by causing them to be less ambitious as young adults. Permissive parents also tend to allow their children to do things that can stunt their developmental