Question

Meredith's 5-year-old friends at the playground ran around from the rides to the slides, but Meredith's mother told her she had to stay on the swings and not move to another place in the playground. When Meredith complained that the other children were allowed to play where they wanted, Meredith's mother told her to stay on the swings "because I said so." This is an example of
a. involved parenting.b. authoritarian parenting.c. permissive parenting.d. authoritative parenting.

Answer 1

Answer:

authoritarian parenting.

Explanation:

Authoritarian parenting is a form of parenting which characterized extremely high demands made by the parents and extremely high expectation given to the children.

The dynamic between parents and the children will be like Dictators and their helpless citizens. The parents tend to give the orders to the children without giving any explanation or considering the children's preference.

We can see this when Meredith's mother response to her question with "because I said so."