AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Laissez-Faire Parent Freely accepts all emotional expression from the child. Offers little guidance on behavior. Does not set limits. Believes there is little you can do about negative emotions other than ride them out.

Detailed explanation-2: -The four main parenting styles-permissive, authoritative, neglectful and authoritarian-used in child psychology today are based on the work of Diana Baumrind, a developmental psychologist, and Stanford researchers Eleanor Maccoby and John Martin.

Detailed explanation-3: -This parenting style involves: Being nurturing and warm, but reluctant to impose limits. Rejecting the notion of keeping their kids under control. Similar to the authoritative style, they are emotionally supportive and responsive to their children. Permissive parents are not demanding.

Detailed explanation-4: -In authoritative parenting, parents set clear boundaries and children are allowed some power within those boundaries. Authoritative parenting is warm and firm. Authoritative parenting has been shown to have the best outcomes for young people.