| There are no hard and fast rules of how you | | | | sure they know why. This type of parenting |
| should discipline your child. Though parenting skills | | | | brings everyone together. You are giving your |
| are equipped with all parents automatically, the | | | | children respect and they will reciprocate. You |
| level of the effectiveness varies according to the | | | | together with your child will be able to handle |
| parenting styles applied by the parents. | | | | conflicts in a better way. If they are right and |
| There are many books and classes about | | | | you are wrong - say sorry. It is alright for |
| parenting style and which method to follow. | | | | parents to be wrong sometimes. |
| Authoritarian, permissive, and democratic are the | | | | Your children will learn to think by themselves |
| three main types. | | | | while being monitored by parents. You are not |
| Authoritarian is considered to be a very strict | | | | limiting their creativity, mind, thoughts and |
| way of disciplining. Parents are always right. | | | | passions in any way. You are simply guiding them. |
| Parents have full control over children. | | | | They will learn to become dependent within the |
| Permissive parenting style is the total opposite of | | | | boundaries that you have set for them. |
| authoritarian parenting style. The control lies with | | | | These rules and regulations should be flexible |
| the children. No rules and regulations to follow. | | | | when needed to be. For instance, as your child |
| Children are free to do anything they want. | | | | grows and faces new experiences and situations |
| If authoritarian is considered to be black and | | | | in life, your disciplining method changes but the |
| permissive is white, then democratic is gray. | | | | core of it remains. |
| Democratic parenting style is actually the | | | | One other thing I learned about the democratic |
| combination of both styles joined together. | | | | style is there is lots of love and affection involved. |
| So why is gray better than white or black? | | | | You are constantly bonding with your child. |
| This style of parenting involves a lot of | | | | Besides the fact that your child is going to grow |
| communication and mutual understanding from | | | | up to be a well-behaved adult with good attitude, |
| both partners. There are rules and regulations | | | | your child will be close to you and will think of you |
| which your child has to follow but you do listen | | | | positively. The best part is your child will consider |
| and let them speak their minds. When you tell | | | | you to be on his side and will be one of the first, |
| them wrong, be sure to give them the reason of | | | | if not first, person he thinks of when he faces |
| why it is wrong and unacceptable. | | | | challenges in life. |
| If there is going to be punishment involved, make | | | | |