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Authoritative parents show encouragement by regularly having their children talk to them.»
Not exact matches
Studies
show that one particular style of
parenting —
authoritative parenting — is best when it comes to teaching kids how to be smart consumers.
Out of all the
parenting styles, children who are raised with an
authoritative style of
parenting have been
shown to exhibit the best outcomes.
A hallmark of the best
parenting style, called
authoritative parenting, involves
showing warmth.
Parents showing an
Authoritative Style are also more likely to
show more active coping behaviors, feel more self - efficacy, and seek out and receive more social support.
About 52 percent of the fathers in the study
showed above - average levels of
authoritative parenting.
Abstract: Public health research
shows that the
authoritative parenting style protects youth from risky and dangerous behavior.
Hand in Hand also
shows parents how to balance
authoritative limits with free - flowing play and one - on - one time.
Research has repeatedly
shown that children raised by
authoritative parents tend to be more capable, happy, and successful.
As we have already noted, permissive
parenting shares the positive aspects of
authoritative parenting: identifying and accepting the child's emotions, being nurturing and
showing your love through words and actions, making the child feel comfortable in their own skin.
Studies
show that
authoritative parents tend to have kids who are less aggressive, more self - reliant, more self - controlled, and better - liked by peers (Brotman et al 2009; Sheehan and Watson 2008; Hastings et al 2007).
Research has
shown that children of authoritarian families are more prone to suffering from low self esteem and low self - worth than children coming from
authoritative or permissive
parents.
Parents showing an
Authoritative Style are also more likely to
show more active coping behaviors, feel more self - efficacy, and seek out and receive more social support.
Lowest scores in YSQ were revealed when the
parent's
showed the
authoritative style (R +, D +).
While some research has suggested that more authoritarian
parenting styles may be necessary in high - risk areas, other research has
shown continued benefits of
authoritative parenting.
This finding is consistent with the meta - analysis by Amato and Gilbreth (1999)
showing that when it comes to nonresident father involvement, although feelings of closeness and indicators of
authoritative parenting have the strongest influence on child well - being, the effects are generally modest... Our results also reveal that the quality of the mother - child relationship has stronger, more consistent effects on adolescent well - being than the nonresident father - child relationship.
Much research
shows that the
authoritative and flexible
parenting style is optimal for the white, middle - class child from a nuclear family, but the same may not be true for other children growing up in other circumstances and situations.
But most importantly, studies
show that children raised with
authoritative parenting are the most psychologically well - adjusted.
Diana Baumrind's groundbreaking research results on
parenting styles reflect some relatively big cultural
parenting paradigm changes that occurred during the 1940s and 1950s as well as
showing her own predisposition of favoring the
authoritative parenting style.
Parenting style Research
shows that
parents who have an
authoritative approach — firm about limits, but also warm and accepting of their child's need to be an individual — tend to have teenagers who are less likely to be influenced by peer pressure to misbehave.
Research
show that more neighbourhood cohesion predicts better development and behavioural outcomes in children.42 Despite the established benefits, neither
authoritative parenting style nor neighbourhood cohesion has been studied as a moderator of the relationship between parental stress and child health.
In general, however, and cross-culturally,
authoritative parenting, with its high warmth and high control, have
shown broad positive effects.
Joint - custody children
showed better adjustment in parental relations and spent significant amounts of time with the father, allowing more opportunity for
authoritative parenting.
Findings indicate that, regardless of age, children of
authoritative parents perform better in school, display fewer conduct problems and
show better emotional adjustment than those raised in non-
authoritative homes.12 Adolescents with
authoritative parents who balance appropriate levels of supervision, nurturance and democratic decision - making tend to achieve better psychosocial outcomes.12 Studies reveal that adolescents with
authoritative parents are associated with less psychological distress, higher self - esteem, higher academic achievements, lower levels of delinquency and less substance use.13 Gray and Steinberg13 found that emotional and behavioural problems tended to be associated with the degree of behavioural control and supervision or monitoring.