Parenting Styles

1. ParentingStyles By: Cheryl Breck

2. Today I will Talk About ~ • Definition of Parenting Styles • Tell you about the different Parenting Styles • How children tend to be with each of these Parenting Styles • How we, as teachers, should be when we have children in our classrooms from these different Parenting Styles

3. Definition • The general pattern of behaviors that a parent uses to raise his or her children.

4. There Are Four Different Parenting Styles • Authoritative ~ Democratic or Balanced: High Love and High Limits • Authoritarian~ Love Love and High Limits

5. Different Parenting Styles (Cont.) • Permissive ~ High Love and Low Limits • Uninvolved ~ Rejecting/Neglecting: Low Love and Low Limits

6. Authoritative Parents • Provide a loving, supportive, home environment. • Hold high expectations and standards for their children’s behaviors. • Enforce household rules consistently. • Explain why some behaviors are acceptable and others are not. • Include children in family decision making.

7. Authoritarian Parents • Convey less emotional warmth than authoritative parents. • Hold high expectations and standards for their children’s behaviors. • Establish rules of behavior without regard for the children’s needs. • Expect rules to be obeyed without question. • Allow little give-and-take in parent-child discussions.

8. Permissive Parents • Provide a loving, supportive, home environment. • Hold few expectations or standards for their children’s behaviors. • Rarely punish inappropriate behavior. • Allow their children to make many of their own decisions (for example: about eating, bedtime, etc.).

9. Uninvolved Parents • Provide little if any emotional support for their children. • Hold few expectations or standards for their children’s behaviors. • Have little interest in their children’s lives. • Seem overwhelmed by their own problems.

10. Children of Authoritative Parents Tend to be: • Happy • Self-confident • Curious • Independent • Likable • Respectful of others • Successful in school

11. Children of Authoritarian Parents Tend to be: • Unhappy • Anxious • Low in self-confidence • Lacking initiative • Dependent on others • Lacking in social skills and altruistic behaviors • Coercive in dealing with others • Defiant

12. Children of Permissive Parents Tend to be: • Selfish • Unmotivated • Dependent on others • Demanding of attention • Disobedient • Impulsive

13. Children of Uninvolved Parents Tend to be: • Disobedient • Demanding • Low in self-control • Low in tolerance for frustration • Lacking long-term goals

14. As Teachers We Should… • Authoritative ~ A). Adopt an authoritative style similar to that of their parents

15. As Teachers We Should… • Authoritarian ~ A). Adopt an authoritative style, similar to that of their parents with particular emphasis on: a). Conveying emotional warmth b). Soliciting students’ perspectives on classroom rules and procedures c). Considering students’ needs in developing classroom rules

16. As Teachers We Should… • Permissive ~ A). Adopt an authoritative style, with particular emphasis on: a). Holding high expectations for behavior b). Imposing consequences for inappropriate behavior

17. As Teachers We Should… • Uninvolved ~ A). Adopt an authoritative style, with particular emphasis on: a). Conveying emotional warmth b). Holding high expectations for behavior c). Imposing consequences for inappropriate behavior

18. Summary… • Definition of Parenting Styles • Told you about the different Parenting Styles • How the children tend to be with each of the Parenting Styles • How we, as teachers, should be when we have children in our classrooms from these different Parenting Styles

19. Links about Parenting Styles • www.parentingtoolbox.com/pstyle1.html • www.kidsource.com/better.world.press/parenting.html • www.unt.edu/spe/module1/blk2styl.htm • http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/parentin.htm

20. Resources • Huxley, Ron, LMFT. Hand Tools: Parenting Education: The Four Parenting Styles. 22. Jan. 2004. www.parentingtoolbox.com/pstyle1.html • Omrod, Jeanne Ellis. 2000. Third Edition. Educational Psychology: Developing Learners. Merrill and imprint of Prentice Hall. Columbus, Ohio

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