What is Your Parenting Style? (4): Authoritative Parenting

What are the characteristics of Authoritative Parenting?

“I understand you don’t want to go and I know that feeling of not doing something you don’t want to, but that’s precisely why I want you to go. Sometimes, we have an urge to avoid tough stuff, but it’s important to do things even when they’re hard.”

Authoritative parenting emphasizes on “discipline through rational and issue-oriented strategies in order to promote children’s autonomy while ensuring conformity to group standards” in areas of academic, social emotional and behavioural. Authoritative parents make it clear on the appropriate limits and standards but at the same time, they encourage mutual understanding and forgiveness.

Studies have shown that children growing up in this kind of environment are more likely to develop successful peer relationships, balance between control and independence, social competence, self-assured, high self-esteem, positive self-concept, greater self-worth, lesser rebellion and more successful life.

There is a strong correlation between authoritative parenting and good grades as parents are actively involved in their children’ education with open, give-and-take communication in the family.

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
• What is Your Parenting Style? (3): Authoritarian Parenting
• Whatis Your Parenting Style? (5): Hands-off or Uninvolved Parenting