Government Styles

• Democracy• Old West• Dictatorship

• What would it be like to live in these situations?

• Why are we talking about this today?• How have you been parented?• Parenting in different ways

depending on life situation, divorce, finances, birth order, etc…

Authoritarian StyleParent Characteristics

Absolute Set of Standards

Values obedience, respect for authority, work tradition

Discourages verbal give and take (Don’t talk back)

Do things the parent’s way or no way

Child Characteristics Little independence Children fell secure

knowing parents are in charge

Experiences limited failure and disappointment.

Tends to withdraw Tends not to take social

responsibility May lack spontaneity Above average levels of

aggression

Democratic StyleParent

Characteristic Recognition of child’s &

parents rights Parent will negotiate Child deserves a say in

matters that affect them Child has say in rule’s &

penalty’s Parent looks at individual

circumstances when making a decision

Child Characteristic

Child move easily toward independence

Child makes wiser decisions

Child is confident High self-esteem Socially responsible Able to control

Aggression

Permissive StyleParent

Characteristic

Gives children the greatest freedom

Imposes fewer rules and penalties

Tolerant, accepting attitude

Avoids asserting authority or imposing restriction

Makes few demands Allows children to

regulate own behavior

Child Characteristics

Tends to rely on own abilities

They solve problems creatively themselves

Learns lessons from own experiences

Lacks self control Lacks self reliance Lacks independence Unable to take

responsibility Tends to have impulsive

aggressive behavior

Indifferent StyleParent

Characteristics

Low expectations and responsiveness

Desire to keep child at a distance

Detached, emotionally uninvolved

Depressed, uninterested Failure to monitor the

child Failure to set stands,

regulations, or to enforce them

Child Characteristics

Low Level of impulse control (No one care, no one will stop me)

Prime candidate for delinquent behavior

Not interested in learning

Has no long-term goals

What is their parenting style?

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