CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 4 types of parenting. 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-2: -How did Baumrind study parenting styles? Baumrind studied parenting styles by using 2 metrics: parental responsiveness (or unresponsiveness), and parental demandingness (or undemandingness). Demandingness relates to the amount that parents control their child’s behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Authoritative parenting style is seen as the most effective approach to child-rearing. This style of parenting leads to socially responsible, competent children. In addition, children reared in this way become achievement oriented and cooperative with both adults and peers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Baumrind parenting styles are United States-centric and it is not clear how well these styles describe parents cross-culturally. Each parenting style varies in at least four areas: discipline style, communication, nurturance, and expectations.