Parenting Styles and Attachment Styles

What is the definition for an Authoritative Parenting Style?

• Provides few behavioral guidelines because parents don't want to upset their children.

• Blends a caring tone with structure and consistent limit-setting.

• A parents-know-best approach that emphasizes obedience.

How would a child with a Secure Attachment act when their mother leaves the room?

• Distressed because they want the mother to return.

• Intensely distressed because they are not sure the parent will come back.

• No sign of distress.

What is the definition of a Permissive Parenting Style?

• Blends a caring tone with structure and consistent limit-setting.

• A parents-know-best approach that emphasizes obedience.

• Provides few behavioral guidelines because parents don't want to upset their children.

How does a child with a Secure Attachment act when the mother reenters the room?

• The infant approaches the mother, but resists contact, may even push her away.

• Positive and happy when mother returns.

• The Infant shows little interest when the mother returns.

What is the definition of an Authoritarian Parenting style?

• A parents-know-best approach that emphasizes obedience.

• Provides few behavioral guidelines because parents don't want to upset their children.

• Blends a caring tone with structure and consistent limit-setting.

How would a child with an Insecure Attachment style act when their mother leaves the room?

• Intense distress when the mother leaves because they are not sure their mother will return.

• Distressed when mother leaves because they want them to return.

• No sign of distress when the the mother leaves.

How would a child with an Insecure Attachment style act when their mother returns?

• The Infant shows little interest when the mother returns.

• Positive and happy when mother returns.

• The infant approaches the mother, but resists contact, may even push her away.

How would a child with an Resistant Attachment style act when their mother leaves the room?

• Intense distress when the mother leaves because they are not sure their mother will return.

• Distressed when mother leaves because they want them to return.

• No sign of distress when the the mother leaves.

How would a child with an Resistant Attachment style act when their mother returns?

• The Infant shows little interest when the mother returns.

• Positive and happy when mother returns.

• The infant approaches the mother, but resists contact, may even push her away.

How would a child with a Secure Attachment style react if a stranger tried to comfort them?

• The mother and stranger are able to comfort the infant equally well.

• The infant avoids the stranger - shows fear of the stranger.

• Avoidant of stranger when alone, but friendly when the mother is present.