Authoritarian Parenting Style

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Studies have shown that children that come from parents who practiced Authoritarian parenting style suffer in many areas compared to alternate parenting techniques. Authoritarian parenting style affects children emotionally, mentally, and socially.
Therefore, children who are raised by authoritarian tend to suffer from lower self-esteem and self worth for example authoritarian parents expect complete obedience and expect their children to behave up to their standards. When the child does not meet their parent’s expectations the child is left feeling inferior. This affects the child emotionally developing self-guilt and shame because the child feels that they cannot please their parents so they begin to believe they are bad people when they