What is authoritative parenting and why is it the gold standard?
Recent studies linking parenting styles to adult self-esteem and adjustment make note of four main parenting approaches. *Authoritarian parenting – demanding and unresponsive *Authoritative parenting – demanding and responsive *Permissive parenting – undemanding and responsive *Neglectful parenting – undemanding and unresponsive Of these four types, authoritative parenting is the gold standard, the ideal to which […]