AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When parents allow children and adolescents to have the final say, are less controlling and have a non-punishing, accepting attitude toward children they are practicing which parenting style?
A
Authoritarian
B
Democratic/Authoritative
C
Permissive/Laissez-Faire
D
Democratic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Permissive parents, also known as passive parents, set very few parental rules and boundaries, and they are reluctant to enforce rules. These indulgent parents are warm and indulgent, but they do not like to say no or disappoint their children.

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: -Like permissive parents, authoritative parents are responsive, nurturing, and involved. But unlike permissive parents, authoritative parents don’t let their kids get away with bad behavior. Authoritative parents take a firm stand, expecting their kids to behave responsibly.

Detailed explanation-5: -Uninvolved Parenting Style: Low Control, Low Support Parents who use this parenting style are sometimes called neglectful parents because they are uninvolved or absent regarding their children. They provide little guidance or nurturing when a child is hurting emotionally or looking for help when facing a problem.

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