Meredith's five-year-old friends at the playground run around from the rides to the slides, but Meredith's mother told her she h
ad to stay on the swings and not move elsewhere in the playground. When Meredith complained that the other children were allowed to play where they wanted, her mother told her to stay on the swings "because I said so." This is an example of __________ parenting involved
authoritarian
permissive
authoritative
There are four different types of parenting style:
1. Permissive.
2. Authoritative.
3. Authoritarian.
4. Uninvolved.
Authoritarian parenting style: Parents with an authoritarian parenting style is characterized by exhibiting low responsiveness and high demands towards the child. Their expectations are very high from the child, but poor at giving nurturance and feedback and also punishes the child harshly for any mistake. They control the child through coercion and power.
Example: Parents yell, and ask the child to collaborate by giving threats and fear.
