+1 862 207 3288 The three parenting styles offer very different approaches in the way adults raise and
discipline their children. However, how effective are these styles and what kind of impact do they have on child behaviours as they grow? Are the potential impacts solely responsible for the behaviours we see or can other factors play a part in the process of the behaviours children develop?
The three styles of parenting, based on Baumrinds (1967) four dimension of parenting, consist of the authoritarian, permissive and authoritative styles . The authoritarian style generally has a negative impact on children. Colloby et al. (2012 p. 60) Pshows Thomas refusal to carry out speech and language therapy. His parents use this style of parenting to try to get him to agree with their demands. Thomas response suggests that this style is not encouraging or supporting him with his learnin…(short extract)
