Denice wants to join a dance class. Her parents insist that she should focus on her studies rather than her dancing. She makes r
epeated requests, but her parents threaten to ground her if she fails to act as they say. They even verbally abuse and terrorize her to stay indoors. Dennis's parents are most likely adopting a(n) ________ parenting style.
The definition is a parenting style characterized by high demands and low responsiveness. Parents with an authoritarian style have very high expectations of their children, yet provide very little in the way of feedback and nurturance. Mistakes tend to be punished harshly.
