Authoritarian Parenting

Second, verbal punishments, such as insulting, undermining and devaluating, a cause a child to feel as inferior or unimportant member of a society. Introduction
Parenting is a process of supporting and taking care of the emotional, cognitive, social and intellectual development of a child from the period of infancy to adulthood. The process involves various members of a society including parents, extended families and other community members. However, the techniques and strategies used in bringing up a child vary from one society to the other. This is mainly because parent 's perception is highly influenced by cultural values that stem from the cultural discourses and long-lived societal philosophies. Based on these factors, parents are categorized

According to her, an authoritarian parenting is a style that refers to parents who demand but not respond. Such parents allow little open dialogue with a child and expect the child to follow a strict set of rules without much explanation. They usually rely on punishment to demand obedience or correct a child behavior. In contrast, authoritative parents are more open to a child and rely on advice and encouragement to teach a lesson. To apply these into the context of Eritrean society and create relevance to the parenting styles practiced in the country, the first two parenting styles, (authoritative and authoritarian) will be used in the essay. This is mainly because the authoritative and authoritarian styles are the most common and widely practiced among the Eritrean ethnic groups. Therefore, the essay is tended to provide a brief answer to the question, to what extent do the authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles affect child development in Eritrea? To provide a concrete answer to the question, the essay is organized and structured as

Therefore, all members of the community have a collective responsibility of transforming cultural values and making sure if the newly born offspring is adopting those values properly as needed. Therefore, the life patterns and characters that a child is required to inherit and develop emanates from the culture.
Based on the culturally constructed values and norms, community leaders formulate principles and guidelines for every member of the community. In this case, the assumption of a good child is framed and conceptualized as the one who retains and grows up with the values and norms reflect the specific culture. A child fails to follow the pathways that the community as whole set leads to a severe punishment and isolation from the community. Therefore, children, as other members of the community, are required to accept and follow community rules and fulfill the demands of the ethnic