Janet tells her son to finish a school assignment before going to bed. However, he wants to sleep right away. Janet says, "I kno
w you are very tired, but the assignment is really important. How about I help you with the assignment so that you can finish it early? May be you can sleep an extra hour in the morning as well, all right, honey?" In this scenario, Janet uses the _____ parenting style.
An authoritative parenting is that which is characterized by a high responsability, high responsiveness and high demands. This type of parent take care of the child's emotional needs but still have high standars. Like in the example that the exercise provides: Janet knows his son is tired but tells him to finish his assignment (high standars) and offers her help (high responsiveness) and to sleep an extra hour in the morning.
