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Parenting Styles: The Best and Worst Combinations

O texto explora diferentes combinações de estilos parentais e seus impactos nos filhos. Ele analisa como esses estilos afetam a capacidade de autorregulação das crianças e os resultados comportamentais e de aprendizagem. As combinações de estilos parentais incluem ser permissivo ou rígido, e amoroso ou hostil, resultando em categorias como indulgente, negligente, autoritativo e autoritário, cada uma com características e consequências distintas para o desenvolvimento das crianças.


Introduction

Studies such as those by Sur and Cleary (2020) and McWhirter (2021) have explored the various impacts these parenting styles have on children. Sur and Cleary's research delved into the connection between parenting styles and children's ability to self-regulate, while McWhirter's study examined the prevalence and effects of these styles in a community sample. These studies provide valuable insights into how different combinations of parenting approaches can influence child behavioral and learning outcomes.


Table below shows the four possible combinations:


Firm

Persmissive

Hostile

Authoritarian

Neglectful

Loving

Authoritative

Indulgent

Indulgent (Permissive and Loving)

These parents are the most loving and the most permissive. They offer the best warmth and responsiveness but have the least rules. This can be the best for making children feel loved but the worst for teaching them self-discipline.


Neglectful (Permissive and Hostile)

This is the second worst combination. These parents are the least loving and also very permissive. They give the least attention and have the least rules, leading children to feel the most neglected and unsupported.


Authoritative (Firm and Loving)

This is the best combination. These parents are the most balanced, being both the firmest and the most loving. They set the clearest rules and are very responsive. This style is the best for helping children become the most independent and confident.


Authoritarian (Firm and Hostile)

These parents are the most demanding but the least loving. They have the strictest rules but are not very responsive or warm. This style is the worst for children's self-esteem and can lead to the most aggressive behavior.


Reference

Sur, B., Cleary, A., Rohrbaugh, M. J., Ferrer, E., & Sbarra, D. A. (2020). Beyond the “self” in self-regulation: Family interaction modulates situational self-control by adolescent drug users. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(3), 322–332. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000598


McWhirter, E. H., & McWha-Hermann, I. (2021). Social justice and career development: Progress, problems, and possibilities. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 126, Article 103492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103492


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