Parenting Styles
How you raise a child from birth to when they go out on their own will affect their decisions and behavior for the rest of their lives. A lot of parents don’t think about having a certain style but, we find that everyone tends to fall into four separate categories. Authoritative, indulgent, neglectful, and authoritarian are the main four categories of parenting. It is very important to be mindful of how you raise your child, because the model you use to parent will affect your children, you, and most likely their children.
In my early childhood I was very upset about the limitations and restrictions put on me by my parents. It was always unfair to me why other kids could stay up past nine, not have to eat vegetables,
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As I got older both my parents shifted towards being more authoritative and let me choose my own path.
Once in awhile my parents will step in and tell me if a choice i'm making isn't beneficial to my success, but for the most part I make my own decisions and set my own rules. Ever since I dropped out of high school at sixteen and started college, they have been even more relaxed in their rules, they expect me to make good decisions for myself.
How I was raised from birth to now has affected me in many ways, and it affects how I make friends, build relationships, and eventually how I will raise my children. When raising my children, I would hope to raise them in a way that sets them up for success. Overall I would say my parents took an authoritarian/authoritative stance on my parenting. To me, how I was parented worked out well in the long run and if i had to choose how to raise my kids, I think i'd do it all the same. Some kids do require different styles of parenting, for example if you have a difficult kid that acts out a lot, you may need to be more stricts and controlling to keep them under sufficient