Authoritative parenting

Examples of Authoritative parenting in the following topics:

• Parenthood

  • Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind identified three main parenting styles in early child development: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive.
  • Authoritative parenting relies on positive reinforcement and infrequent use of punishment.
  • There is a give-and-take atmosphere involved in parent-child communication, and both control and support are exercised in authoritative parenting.
  • What may be right for one family or one child may not be suitable for another, although research shows that the authoritative parenting style is extremely effective and yields self-reliant, cheerful, and friendly children.
  • Helicopter Parenting: over-parenting; parents are constantly involving themselves, interrupting the child's ability to function on their own

• Authority Patterns

  • The three main parenting styles in early child development are authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive.
  • In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent blood relations.
  • Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind identified three main parenting styles in early child development: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive.
  • Authoritative parenting relies on positive reinforcement and infrequent use of punishment.
  • There is a give-and-take atmosphere involved in parent-child communication, and both control and support are exercised in authoritative style parenting.

• Child Rearing

  • Parenting is usually done by the biological parents of the child in question, with governments and society playing ancillary roles.
  • Orphaned or abandoned children are often reared by non-parent blood relations.
  • Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind identified three main parenting styles in early child development: Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive.
  • Authoritarian parenting is very rigid and strict.
  • Authoritative parenting relies on positive reinforcement and infrequent use of punishment.

• Child Custody Laws

  • Child custody and guardianship are legal terms, which are used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child.
  • While the child is with the parent, that parent retains sole authority over the child.
  • If a child lives with both parents, each parent shares "joint physical custody" and each parent is said to be a "custodial parent. " Thus, in joint physical custody, neither parent is said to be a "non-custodial parent. "
  • A custodial parent is a parent who is given physical and/or legal custody of a child by court order.
  • A non-custodial parent is a parent who does not have physical and/or legal custody of his/her child by court order.

• Family Structures

  • The two-parent nuclear family has become less prevalent, and alternative family forms such as, homosexual relationships, single-parent households, and adopting individuals are more common.
  • However, 64 percent of children still reside in a two-parent, household as of 2012.
  • A single parent is a parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of the other biological parent.
  • Single-parent homes are increasing as married couples divorce, or as unmarried couples have children.
  • About 4 percent of children live with a relative other than a parent.

• Unmarried Mothers

  • With the rise of single-parent households, unmarried mothers have become more common in the United States.
  • One recent trend illustrating the changing nature of families is the rise in prevalence of the single-parent household.
  • Since the 1960s, there has been a marked increase in the number of children living with a single parent.
  • Marisa and Noelle, 18 months, live with Marisa's parents.
  • Discuss the factors involved in the increasing number of single-parent households

• Day Care

  • Day care is typically a service during specific periods, such as when parents are at work .
  • The day care industry is a continuum from personal parental care to large, regulated institutions.
  • Some advocate that day care is inherently inferior to parental care.
  • As a matter of social policy, consistent, good daycare may ensure adequate early childhood education for children of less skilled parents.
  • From a parental perspective, good daycare can complement good parenting.

• The Bottom Line: Family Background

  • Student achievement is highly correlated with family characteristics, including household income and parental educational attainment.
  • This is due to the fact that several family background characteristics are very strong predictors of future educational attainment, including parental support, parental expectations for schooling, household income, and parental educational attainment, with the last two being the most important factors.

• Children of Divorce and Impact of Divorce

  • Children of divorced parents are reported to have a higher chance of behavioral problems than those of non-divorced parents.
  • Although infants may not understand the exact conflict, they do react to the difference in their parent's mood and energy change.
  • Children at this age have more of a difficult time adjusting to the parental divorce than younger or older children.
  • It is very common for children this age to hope that parents will eventually get back together.
  • Children of divorced parents (those entirely from unhappy families) are reported to have a higher chance of behavioral problems than those of non-divorced parents (a mix of happy and unhappy families).

• Replacing Family Functions

  • Family types that are replacing the traditional nuclear family include single parent families, cohabitation, and gay and lesbian families.
  • A single parent family usually refers to a parent who has most of the day-to-day responsibilities in the raising of the child or children, who is not living with a spouse or partner, or who is not married.
  • The dominant caregiver is the parent with whom the children reside the majority of the time; if the parents are separated or divorced, children live with their custodial parent and have visitation with their noncustodial parent.
  • "Freedom to Parent: Lesbian & Gay Families" shows how bans on adoptions and fostering by same-sex couples end up hurting thousands of children who are desperate for good homes.