What
are the characteristics of Authoritarian Parenting?
“Ground them for talking back to you and
questioning your judgment.”
Authoritarian
parenting emphasizes on strict discipline and obedience. When parents demand
absolute obedience from their children, children will grow up into a passive
person as they obey their parents out of avoidance and fear of punishment. When
they grow into teenagers, they will start to question and rebel against their
parents’ values and belief systems, hence, contributing to unhappy family.
Studies
have shown that children growing up in this kind of environment are more likely
to develop antisocial peer pressure, lesser self-reliant, lower self-esteem,
lower social competence, lesser intellectual curiosity and lesser spontaneous. The
strong correlation between authoritarian parenting and good grades may reveal
that the children focus on obtaining good grades to avoid punishment.
A
right amount of discipline training is beneficial for the children’s
development but overly indulging in strict discipline will only bring more harm
than good to the children as these children will lose the freedom of
self-expression which is vital in developing independence and social
competence.
Does
the choice you made at that moment make your child happy in the long-term? In
five years? In ten years? In twenty years? Does it nurture him into a great
person?
Nothing
is perfect in this world, especially when it comes to parenting. There is no
fix path in the process. Learn to take a little and loose a little as it is an
invaluable experience that not only is beneficial to your children but also to
your self-development.
Prepare
beforehand, learn as you go, evaluate every day.
Which
style are you?
- What is Your Parenting Style? (1): An Overview
- What is Your Parenting Style? (2): Permissive Parenting
- Whatis Your Parenting Style? (4): Authoritative Parenting
- Whatis Your Parenting Style? (5): Hands-off or uninvolved Parenting
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