There are three different types of parenting: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive.
Authoritarian is the where the parents have rules for the child but also have a deep connection with them. The parents don't just impose rules but they discuss the rules and consequences with the child thus, giving the child an appropriate amount of choice.
Authoritative is where the parents place rules on the child without much explanation of why the rule was set and without listening to the child's opinion on the matter. Authoritative is parenting without much choices or emotional connection between the parent and child.
Permissive is where the child and parent are friends. The child makes all the choices and the parent has no say over what the child does and doesn't do.
I found these different types of parenting to be very interesting. I think that Authoritarian is best because it helps the child to build responsibility and a sense of conscience and consequence because they are involved in the rule making.
What do you think is the best style of parenting? What kind of parenting style do you think reflects your practices?
Another thing that we discussed in my class was the current trends in parenting. One of the trends of parenting today to not have children at all. The trend isn't that people can't have children but that they chose not to, fearing that it would make the husband and wife drift apart. Another trend is having nannies to take care of the children instead of the parents themselves taking care of the child.
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