Question

Christie allows her children many freedoms with very few limits and believes their creativity will be enhanced this way. Her children lack self-control and are domineering with peers. Which of Baumrind's parenting styles does Christie employ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Indulgent

Explanation:

Baumrind's parenting styles consist of four different types of parenting styles including Authoritative, Permissive, Uninvolved, and Authoritarian.

Indulgent-parenting style: The indulgent-parenting style is also referred to as permissive, lenient, non-directive, and libertarian parenting. It is described as parents having only a few behavioral expectations with their child. These parents are very involved with the child and possesses fewer demands from the child i.e, high responsiveness and low demands.

In the question above, Christie employs the indulgent-parenting style of Baumrind's parenting styles.