Topic > The Four Parenting Styles - 708

The first style is indulgent. According to Darling (1999) “indulgent parents are more reactive than demanding”. This parenting style is also called permissive parenting, which means that parents “rarely discipline their children because they have relatively low expectations for maturity and self-control” (Parenting Styles: The Four Styles of Parenting, 2014). The next style is referred to as authoritarian parenting. “Authoritarian parents are very demanding and directive, but not as reactive as permissive parents” (Darling, 1999). This style requires children to follow the rules established by their parents (Parenting Styles: The Four Styles of Parenting, 2014). Authoritative parenting should not be confused with authoritarian parenting because parents are both demanding and responsive. In this style, “parents are responsive to their children and willing to do so