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Effective Parenting Skills

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Caring for children and helping them develop.

authoritarian style

Based on the idea that children should obey their parents without question. In this style, a parent tells a child what to do, and the child's responsibility is to do it. When rules are broken, this type of parent usually acts quickly and firmly. Used with baby to age 3.

democratic style

Children have more input into rules and limits. They are given a certain amount of independence and freedom of choice within those rules. Used with preschoolers to teenagers.

permissive style

Parents give children a wide range of freedom. In this style children may set their own rules. Used with college students.

Giving a child opportunities for encouragement and enrichment. It also involves showing love, support, and concern.