Parenting styles: An evidence-based, cross-cultural

Running head: ESSAY
Parenting styles and its effects
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ESSAY1
Introduction- The child parent association creates a significant impact on different
aspects of development of a child. When optimal, parenting behavior and skills exert a
noteworthy effect on the self-esteem of a child, educational attainment, behavior and
cognitive development. This essay will elucidate the effects of parenting style on childhood
development.
Discussion- The four parenting styles discussed in the chapter are namely,
authoritarian, authoritative, uninvolved, and permissive. Authoritarian parents are generally
considered disciplinarians and follow egocentrism, with little or no ability to understand
perspective of others (Jenningh, 2007; Stienissen, 2011). They promote one-way
communication, therefore prevent children from engaging in logical thinking. In contrast,
permissive parents allow their kids perform what they want, and provide restricted direction
or guidance (Rathus, 2013). While permissive parents tend to be nurturing and warm,
authoritative parents clearly state their goals and expectations. Their children are self-
disciplined since they explain the reasons behind the imposed discipline. However,
uninvolved parents provide complete freedom to their children and have limited or no
communication. With little nurturing, these parents have less or no expectations (Smetana,
2017).
I feel that my personality and behavior have been largely influenced by a combination
of authoritative and permissive parenting style. This can be accredited to the fact that they
helped me to exhibit proficient social skills and also increased my self-esteem, besides
making me more socially capable. If I were a parent, I would like to adapt to the authoritative
style of parenting, which I find most effective. This style would help in striking an uncanny
equilibrium of responsiveness and demandingness. While it would make the parents firm, but
they would never be restrictive or intrusive. According to Echedom, Nwankwo and
Nwankwo, E. U. (2018) authoritarian parents suppose and anticipate blind obedience from