Parenting styles

Authoritarian parent style is?

• The parent/carer is strict, but warm, while still having high expectations of their child. They will discuss and explain rules to their child.

• The parent/carer is strict and constantly tells the child what to do/has high expectations of them, but never offers praise or support.

• The parent/carer raises their child by relying on instinct and is often heavily influenced by their own childhood and upbringing.

• The parent/carer gives the child lots of hugs and is very supportive but they don’t provide rules or guidelines and calls themselves a friend rather than a parent.

Authoritative parent style is?

• The parent/carer is strict, but warm, while still having high expectations of their child. They will discuss and explain rules to their child.

• The parent/carer constantly contacts the child’s school to ask about small things and takes up a lot of the teacher’s time with questions, comments and criticisms.

• The parent/carer supplies their child with the basics of food, clothing and shelter but does not respond to their child's needs or desires.

• The parent/carer gives the child lots of hugs and is very supportive but they don’t provide rules or guidelines and calls themselves a friend rather than a parent.

Instinctive parent style is?

• The parent/carer supplies their child with the basics of food, clothing and shelter but does not respond to their child's needs or desires.

• The parent/carer constantly contacts the child’s school to ask about small things and takes up a lot of the teacher’s time with questions, comments and criticisms.

• The parent/carer raises their child by relying on instinct and is often heavily influenced by their own childhood and upbringing.

• The parent/carer is strict and constantly tells the child what to do/has high expectations of them, but never offers praise or support.

Permissive parenting style

• The parent/carer constantly contacts the child’s school to ask about small things and takes up a lot of the teacher’s time with questions, comments and criticisms.

• The parent/carer supplies their child with the basics of food, clothing and shelter but does not respond to their child's needs or desires.

• The parent/carer is strict and constantly tells the child what to do/has high expectations of them, but never offers praise or support.

• The parent/carer gives the child lots of hugs and is very supportive but they don’t provide rules or guidelines and calls themselves a friend rather than a parent.

Helicopter parental style is?

• The parent/carer constantly contacts the child’s school to ask about small things and takes up a lot of the teacher’s time with questions, comments and criticisms.

• The parent/carer supplies their child with the basics of food, clothing and shelter but does not respond to their child's needs or desires.

• The parent/carer raises their child by relying on instinct and is often heavily influenced by their own childhood and upbringing.

• The parent/carer is strict and constantly tells the child what to do/has high expectations of them, but never offers praise or support.

Uninvolved parent style is?

• The parent/carer is strict, but warm, while still having high expectations of their child. They will discuss and explain rules to their child.

• The parent/carer raises their child by relying on instinct and is often heavily influenced by their own childhood and upbringing.

• The parent/carer supplies their child with the basics of food, clothing and shelter but does not respond to their child's needs or desires.

• The parent/carer gives the child lots of hugs and is very supportive but they don’t provide rules or guidelines and calls themselves a friend rather than a parent.