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Permissive And Democratic Parenting Styles

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Deciding how to raise a child is a very difficult choice. The pressure to not mess up your kid for life and try to make them the best person they can be is intense. Parents help to shape children into the person they grow up to be. There are three methods of parenting: permissive, democratic, and authoritarian. Permissive parenting is letting one’s child do whatever they feel like and enforcing little rules if any. Democratic parenting is trying to be open with their children and being flexible, while still maintaining consistency with rules, etc. Authoritarian is being very strict and rigid with rules and demanding full obedience with severe punishments. Examples of permissive and democratic parenting are Helen and Gill from the 1980s movie Parenthood. Helen is permissive and lets her son, Gary, and teenage daughter, Julie, do almost whatever they want. If she does decide to yell at them for something, she is not consistent with what she allows or doesn’t allow them to do; and she does not follow through with consequences. Gill is a democratic parent and he is consistent yet flexible with enforcing rules with his sons, Justin and Kevin, and daughter, Taylor. Him and his wife, Karen, are very loving and supportive of their children and are not very strict. I believe democratic parenting is the most effective parenting style because it keeps children behaved without being suppressive or totally giving up control. It also allows your children to feel loved and

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