Unit 4 Discussion 1: Your Parents’ Parenting Styles Reply to…

Prompt

• Using Diana Baumrinds (1966) parenting stylesauthoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolvedas a framework (see chapter four in your textbook), reflect on how you were raised as a child.
• In your initial post, address the following:

1. Identify and describe the parenting style(s) your parent(s) or primary caregiver(s) most often used.

• Provide specific examples of rules, discipline, communication, warmth, or expectations that illustrate this style.

1. Explain why you think this parenting style was used.

• Consider factors such as your parents beliefs, stressors, resources, upbringing, or life circumstances.

1. Discuss influences on parenting choices.

• Identify any environmental factors (e.g., culture, socioeconomic status, religion, neighborhood, historical context) or child factors (e.g., temperament, behavior, birth order) that may have shaped their approach.