Discover Your Parenting Style

1. Your child gets a B in their math test. What do you do? A) Tell them to study harder and aim for an A next time. B) Congratulate them and encourage them to keep trying. C) Buy them a gift to celebrate.

• B) Congratulate them and encourage them to keep trying.

• D) Criticize them for not trying hard enough.

• E) Ignore their grade and focus on other subjects.

• F) Compare their grade to their friend's grades.

2. Your child wants to quit piano lessons after two months. What do you do? A) Say no—they must continue until they are good at it. B) Let them quit if they really don’t like it. C) Ask them to try for a few more weeks and then decide.

• D) Enroll them in a different instrument immediately.

• F) Ignore their feelings and continue paying for lessons.

• C) Ask them to try for a few more weeks and then decide.

• E) Force them to practice every day until they enjoy it.

3. Your child spends too much time playing video games. What do you do? A) Take away the games and make them study. B) Let them play but limit it to an hour a day. C) Join them and play together!

• B) Let them play but limit it to an hour a day.

• F) Take them to a gaming tournament to enhance their experience.

• D) Encourage them to play more games to improve their skills.

• E) Ignore the gaming and focus on other activities.

4. It’s Saturday afternoon, and your child wants to go to a friend’s house. They haven’t finished their homework. What do you say? A) Homework first, fun later. B) Let them go—you can do homework later. C) Let them go, but they must finish it tonight.

• Finish homework after dinner.

• A) Homework first, fun later.

• Do homework at the friend's house.

• Go to the friend's house and skip homework.

5. Your child is upset about a friend not inviting them to a party. How do you respond? A) Tell them it’s not a big deal and to move on. B) Encourage them to talk to their friend about it. C) Plan a fun activity to cheer them up.

• B) Encourage them to talk to their friend about it.

• D) Tell them to ignore their feelings.

• F) Criticize the friend for not inviting them.

• E) Suggest they find a new friend instead.

6. Your child wants to try out for the school play but is nervous. What do you do? A) Encourage them to go for it and support them. B) Suggest they wait until next year when they might feel more ready. C) Offer to help them practice their lines.

• E) Discourage them from trying out to avoid disappointment.

• D) Tell them they should focus on their studies instead.

• A) Encourage them to go for it and support them.

• F) Suggest they only participate if they are guaranteed a lead role.

7. Your child comes home with a bad report card. What’s your reaction? A) Ground them until their grades improve. B) Discuss what went wrong and how to improve. C) Take them out for ice cream to lighten the mood.

• A) Ignore their feelings and focus on the grades.

• C) Blame their teachers for the poor performance.

• D) Celebrate their effort regardless of the outcome.

• B) Discuss what went wrong and how to improve.

8. Your child wants to adopt a pet. What do you say? A) No, it’s too much responsibility. B) Yes, but only if they promise to help take care of it. C) Let’s visit the shelter and see if we find a good match.

• F) You can have a pet only if you do all the chores.

• C) Let’s visit the shelter and see if we find a good match.

• D) We should get a dog right away.

• E) Pets are too expensive to maintain.

9. Your child is struggling with a subject in school. What do you do? A) Hire a tutor immediately. B) Help them with their homework and encourage them. C) Suggest they talk to their teacher for extra help.

• E) Tell them to study harder without any support.

• F) Blame the teacher for not teaching well.

• D) Ignore the problem and hope it gets better.

• B) Help them with their homework and encourage them.

10. Your child wants to wear something unusual to school. How do you respond? A) No, that’s not appropriate. B) If it makes them happy, let them wear it. C) Suggest a compromise that’s still fun but more acceptable.

• E) Ignore their request and choose their outfit for them.

• C) Suggest a compromise that’s still fun but more acceptable.

• D) Tell them they can wear it only on weekends.

• A) It's better to follow the school dress code.