Family and Parenting styles

A family that includes two parents and children is considered this type of family.

• Nuclear

• Blended

A family that includes parents, grandparents and possibly other relatives is this type of family.

• Extended

• Blended

A family with one parent and children is this type of family.

• Nuclear

• Single-parent

This type of family includes just a husband and wife.

• Extended

• Childless couple

A family that that includes parents with children from a previous marriage.

• Step-Parent or Blended

• Nuclear

This type of parenting is when parents have absolute control over their children.

• Authoritative

• Authoritarian

This type of parenting style has parents who allow children to have their own interests and freedoms but they also set limits with their children.

• Authoritative

• Negligent

This type of parent(s) is totally uninvolved with their child(ren) and does not meet their basic needs.

• Permissive

• Negligent

In this type of parenting, the children walk all over the parents.

• Authoritarian

• Permissive

Obedience is an outcome from this parenting style.

• Negligent

• Authoritarian