What's Your Parenting Style?
There are four major types of parenting, and only 1 out of 4 is a healthy approach, for you and your family. Knowing your parent's parenting style is the first step to mental health awareness with you and your family, and we can help you out with this quiz. Take that first step :)
How is your self-esteem?
How much support do you usually have from your family?
How much freedom do you have at home?
How strict are the rules in your household?
How open are you with your feelings?
How much do you trust your parents?
Authoritarian
Your parents' parenting style is characterized by controlling children's behavior, frequent punishment if rules aren't followed, and lack of freedom. Parents expect complete obedience from children and a child will rarely receive positive feedback. Parents show a lack of response to their children's needs and offer little warmth and few choices in privacy and lifestyle. As a result, children are often fearful/shy around others, think that obedience = love, have more aggressive behaviors but conform easily, and struggle with self-control, depression, anxiety
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Neglecting/Uninvolved
Your parents' parenting style is characterized by a large emotional distance between you and your child, almost no supervision/expectations, but also little warmth and affection from the parent. Children of this parenting style are often anxious due to lack of support, emotionally withdrawn, fear dependence, and are at risk of delinquency and adolescent substance abuse.
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Permissive
Your parents' parenting style is characterized by a lack of support and guidance due to the parents having no demands and allowing too much freedom. These parents can be affectionate but often let their children "walk all over them" and often act like a "friend" than an authority figure. Children whose parents have a permissive parenting style usually exhibit high levels of generalized anxiety. This can be both a healthy and unhealthy parenting style.
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Authoritaritive
Your parents' parenting style is characterized by communication and negotiation between parents and children. Parents set boundaries but are also warm and loving. Children grow up to be confident and mature. Nice work!
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