The Ideal Parenting Style

There are 4 basic parenting styles present in households. Authoritarian involves a heavily controlling parent with little communication. Permissive involves a loving and caring yet free relationship. Uninvolved is accompanied by a lack of emotional attachment or any involvement. I have found the ideal parenting style to be the Authoritative style, which involves a warm, attentive, and sensitive amount of involvement yet a reasonable amount of control and reliance upon a child. Parents will encourage a child to be involved in decisions in accord with their developmental readiness and be susceptible to healthy communication, but with an authority that will keep a child safe. An authoritative parent is kind and caring, yet practical and stern with their child. To be an authoritative parent, you should focus on communicating with your child and being sensitive of their thoughts, but also be strong in your stance as an authority figure in making sure your child is safe, morally sound, and emotionally stable. According to Psychology: AP* Edition with Discovery Psychology, "Research shows that children with authoritative parents tend to be confident, self-reliant, and enthusiastic- overall, happier, less troublesome, and more successful." The authoritative parent is the ideal parents, they in the end set a child up for ultimate success.