Parenting Styles and their Effects on Children Every parent is different in his or her own way. Each one has one of three different parenting styles. These are authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive styles. One's parenting style is usually a result of their own upbringing, their role models, or simply from the society in which they live. The style in which one parents, is a very important aspect to the way a parent interacts with their …showed first 75 words of 850 total…

…showed last 75 words of 850 total…parent to decide how they want to care for their child. For those parents who want unquestioning, obedient children, the authoritarian style may have the effect they are looking for. On the other hand, those parents who value a child's sociability and self-reliance, the authoritative style of being firm, but open, may have the effect they are looking for. In the end, it all depends on how a parent wants their child to grow up.