Question

Josh's mother makes his favorite food—burgers, fries, and pizza—every night for dinner. His mother lets Josh play as much as he wants to, study only when he feels like it, and imposes no fixed bedtime. Josh's mom is most likely a(n):__________
A) authoritarian parent.
B) authoritative parent.
C) indulgent parent.
D) neglectful parent.

Answer 1

Answer: C) indulgent parent      

Explanation: Indulgent parents are the parents that have low expectation and belief in term of behavior from their child. This is characterized as lenient parenting  as it provides freedom and liberty.

Josh's mother is also an indulgent parent as she displays her lenient behavior towards Josh by making the food he likes ,letting him sleep and play according to his wish etc.

Other options are incorrect because authoritarian parent and authoritative parent have high expectation from children and receive rather low feedback. Neglectful parent are the parents show their  uninvolved nature in the activities of their children.

Thus, the correct option is option(C).