It is this combination of expectation and support that helps
children of authoritative parents develop skills such as independence, self - control, and self - regulation.
While other parenting styles may be effective in altering your child's behavior in the short term, they are not associated with the long - term
benefits of authoritative parenting.
Researchers have posed several different explanations, which you can read about in this article that contrasts the effects of authoritarian parenting with the
effects of authoritative parenting.
Thus, children
of authoritative parents possess greater competence in early peer relationships, engage in low levels of drug use as adolescents, and have more emotional well - being as young adults.
Although parental expectations were not related to parenting style, parental beliefs were positively associated with both parental encouragement and parental monitoring — the two
dimensions of authoritative parenting style.
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
aspect of the authoritative parenting style has been called «inductive discipline,» and there is evidence that it helps kids become more empathic, helpful, conscientious, and kind to others (Krevans and Gibbs 1996; Knafo and Plomin 2006).
By «mental» I mean that her
definition of authoritative parenting seems firmly rooted in somewhat rigid mental principles of rules and norms with little room for situational flexibility and space for following your intuition and gut feeling.
The CPI scale provides a useful measure beyond the constructs of responsiveness and demandingness in that it assesses a construct that is more likely to arise
out of an authoritative parent style, but indicates specific collaborative behaviors related to diabetes management that are believed to foster improved management and quality of life.
«This is the seminal Scripture passage used to justify spanking and other
forms of authoritative parenting in much of conservative Christian parenting literature.»
Steinberg, in a
review of authoritative parenting studies, reports that adolescents from homes where authoritative parenting is the norm achieve more in school, report less depression and anxiety, and tend to score higher on measures of self - reliance and self - esteem.
It was hypothesized that greater
use of an authoritative parenting style and less parenting stress would be associated with greater behavioral adherence and better metabolic control.
But it also seems likely that certain
aspects of authoritative parenting — like the fostering of discussion, particularly discussion about emotions and social conflicts — might boost social skills and help kids make friends.