Parenting Styles and Their Effects on Early Childhood Development

This report examines the influence of various parenting styles on the development of children during infancy and early childhood. The study defines parenting styles and their impact on a child's entire life. It explores the four primary parenting styles: permissive, authoritarian, uninvolved, and authoritative, highlighting that while authoritative parenting is generally considered the most beneficial, the most effective style is dependent on the child. The discussion emphasizes the importance of parents adapting their approach to suit their child's needs to foster healthy relationships and establish authority effectively. The report references peer-reviewed sources to support its findings, offering insights into the strategies parents can use to support their child's physical health, growth, and overall development, which is crucial for a child's lifelong well-being.

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Parenting Styles and their effects on early childhood
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12/13/2019

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This discussion is based on evaluating the various types of parenting styles along with
their influence on children's development during early childhood and infancy. In this context,
before defining the different styles of parenting styles, its definition will be covered so that
their effects on early childhood can be explored effectively (Van der Geest e. al. 2017).
Source: (Braza et. al., 2015)
In general, parenting style is the set of strategies that one can use while raising their
children. It has been found that parenting styles can majorly impact the whole life of a child.
Hence, it is vital to ensure that parenting style is effectively supporting physical health,
growth and development of a child. It is because the way one interacts with their children
influence his or her for their entires life (Braza et. al., 2015).
In the context of types of parental styles, as per the researchers, different important
types are as follows:
1. Permissive parental style
2. Authoritarian parental style
3. Uninvolved parental style

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4. Authoritative parental style (Bárbara Lorence et. al., 2019).
It is worth knowing that all the above styles of parenting help to raising children in the
best way as they all are possessing diverse characteristics (Kawabata et. al., 2011). Although
the studies suggest that the authoritative parenting style is best suited generally yet there is a
lot to explore while identifying one’s personal parenting style for raising their children
efficiently. It is mandatory to ensure that the parenting style used by any parent is suiting
their child or not as it influences their infancy and thereby entire childhood development
(Bárbara Lorence et. al., 2019).
In whole, it has been found that with commitment and dedication to become the best
parent, parents can effectively maintain a positive relationship with their children while also
establishing their authority in a healthy manner. Therefore, this discussion has evaluated the
key types of parenting styles with their impact on development during early childhood and
infancy.

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References
Bárbara Lorence, Victoria Hidalgo, Javier Pérez-Padilla, & Susana Menéndez. (2019). The
Role of Parenting Styles on Behavior Problem Profiles of Adolescents. International
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Braza, Paloma, Carreras, Rosario, Muñoz, José, Braza, Francisco, Azurmendi, Aitziber,
Pascual-Sagastizábal, Eider, … Sánchez-Martín, José (2015). Negative Maternal and
Paternal Parenting Styles as Predictors of Children’s Behavioral Problems:
Moderating Effects of the Child’s Sex. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(4),
847–856.
Kawabata, Y., Alink, L. R. ., Tseng, W.-L., van Ijzendoorn, M. H., & Crick, N. R. (2011).
Maternal and paternal parenting styles associated with relational aggression in
children and adolescents: A conceptual analysis and meta-analytic
review. Developmental Review, 31(4), 240–278.
Van der Geest, K. E., Mnrelle, S. Y. M., Rodenburg, G., Van de Mheen, D., & Renders, C.
M. (2017). Cross-sectional associations between maternal parenting styles, physical
activity and screen sedentary time in children. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 753.