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The Definition of Authoritarian Parenting. Authoritarian parenting is a parenting style characterized by high demands and low responsiveness.

The Definition of Authoritarian Parenting

Parents with an authoritarian style have very high expectations of their children, yet provide very little in the way of feedback and nurturing. Mistakes tend to be punished harshly. When feedback does occur, it is often negative. Yelling and corporal punishment are also common in the authoritarian style. During the 1960s, developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind described three different types of parenting styles based on her research with preschool-age children. Authoritarian parents have high expectations of their children and have very strict rules that they expect to be followed unconditionally. People with this parenting style often use punishment rather than discipline.

Characteristics of Authoritarian Parents Baumrind believed that one of the major roles that parents play in a child's life is to socialize them to the values and expectations of their culture. Mistrusting Shaming. Authoritarian Parenting Definition, Characteristics, Examples and More! What is Authoritarian Parenting?

Authoritarian Parenting Definition, Characteristics, Examples and More!

Authoritarian parenting is a style of raising children using strict and excessive amounts of rules. If the rules are broken, the parent disciplines using yelling and physical punishment. An authoritarian parent provides little to no nurturing or affection. A child raised by an authoritarian parent is often angry, depressed, lonely and aggressive towards others. This type of parenting creates long-term psychological and developmental issues for the child. Does this sound like you? This article is intended to provide an in-depth look at the authoritarian parenting style. The authoritarian parenting style: What does it look like?

© 2010-2018 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved The authoritarian parenting style: Little nurturing, lots of psychological control You might have a good handle on what it means to favor authoritarian government: The blind submission to authority.

The authoritarian parenting style: What does it look like?

The stifling of autonomous, critical thinking. The attempt control people through threats and fear. But how does this compare with authoritarian parenting? First, it's important to distinguish authoritarian parenting from authoritative parenting. But there are important differences. We might think of boot camp, with the parent as drill sergeant. He's not a warm, fuzzy kind of guy, and he’s not going to inspire feelings of intimacy. Admittedly, the analogy is cartoonish. How psychologists define the authoritarian parenting style When psychologist Diane Baumrind first proposed her definition of authoritarian parenting, she cited the 18th century views of Puritan Susannah Wesley--not military training techniques.

Authoritarian Parenting- Brave. Jennifer Pan’s murder confession: Jeremy Grimaldi on his book, A Daughter’s Deadly Deception. JENNIFER Pan lived the perfect lie.

Jennifer Pan’s murder confession: Jeremy Grimaldi on his book, A Daughter’s Deadly Deception

She was a straight-A student, she mingled with every social group at school and had convinced her parents that she was well on her way to receiving an early acceptance into college. But there was a dark, deceptive side to the angelic young woman, whose accomplishments had filled her parents with pride. Jennifer managed to fool everyone, including her parents who she lived with in Markham, Ontario, Canada Immigrating from Vietnam to Canada in the late 70s, Jennifer’s father — Bich Ha — met his wife Huei Hann Pan who he married in Toronto. The pair vowed to put in the hard yards, so their children — Jennifer and Felix — would be able to receive an education unavailable in their homeland. By 2004, Mr and Mrs Pan had saved enough to buy a large family home, expensive cars and still had $US200,000 saved.

The Tiger Mother Responds to Readers - Ideas Market. On Saturday, Review ran an excerpt from Amy Chua’s new book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.”

The Tiger Mother Responds to Readers - Ideas Market

The article, titled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” attracted a lot of attention, generating more than 4,000 comments on wsj.com and around 100,000 comments on Facebook. Below, Ms. Chua answers questions from Journal readers who wrote in to the Ideas Market blog. Do you think that strict, “Eastern” parenting eventually helps children lead happy lives as adults? When it works well, absolutely! [Q&A continues after the jump]