To Spank or Not to Spank?
• Arguments against physical punishment
Parenting Styles
Diana Baumrind• Dimensions of parenting– Warmth or nurturance– Level of expectations (maturity demands)
Control and Communication Between Parent and Child
• Baumrind’s Parenting Styles
The Authoritarian Type
• Parents attempt to mold and control behaviors and attitudes– Emphasize obedience, respect for authority, order– Expect rules to be followed without discussion
The Permissive Type
• Parents who exercise little authority and are indulgent while showing warmth
The Authoritative Type• Most consistently positive outcomes
associated with this type– Parents set clear limits– Expect and reinforce socially mature behaviors– Respond to the child’s individual needs– Willing to discipline the child appropriately• Use time out or mild punishments
The Neglecting Type
• Most consistently negative outcomes• Psychologically unavailable mother– Depressed– Overwhelmed with life stressors– No deep emotional connection to the child
Parenting Styles and Development
• Study of 11,000 high school students (Steinberg et al., 1994)– 6,900 followed over a two-year period– Measured parenting style by asking teenagers to
respond to questions– Classified results in the Maccoby and Martin
category system– Looked at relationship between family style and
teen behaviors
Parenting Styles and Development
• Authoritative style produced the best outcomes
• Authoritarian families
• Neglected families
• Research has been replicated across a variety of cultures
Steinberg and Dornbusch’s Study of Parenting Style and Delinquency
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