Madison James Authoritative parenting is the parenting style that my parents used when I was growing up. Growing up with this parenting style I have become independent and self reliant. Some characteristics of authoritative parents include: listening to their child, letting their child express their opinion, encouraging their children, giving them fair and reasonable consequences, giving their child the opportunity to express their reasoning, having expectations for their children, and most of all showing warmth and nurture to their child. Both my mom and dad have always listened to me and never ignored me. No matter what they have always listened to everything I've ever had to say. They have listened to me as I expressed my opinion on anything and everything. Whether it was deciding …show more content…
I was not a child who had such strict parents that I was not allowed to do anything or go anywhere, but I had parents who cared about me and my well being. I had rules I had to follow and If I did something wrong I had to face the consequences. My punishments for everything I did wrong were never unfair. My parents always gave me a chance to explain my reasoning. Whether it was a good or bad reason I was always able to explain my reasoning for whatever the circumstance was. My parents were not as strict as authoritarian parents because they allowed me to explore freely and make decisions on my own. My parents have always had great expectations for me and I have never wanted to let them down. Both my mom and my dad have shown warmth and nurture to me as I was growing up and to this day still do. I never doubt that they will ever stop expressing the love for me in this way. There has never been a time when they have not shown me warmth or nurture, this, I believe, is one of the most important characteristics of authoritative