Describe Baumrind's four parenting styles and summarize typical child outcomes associated with each style

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Answer 1

Diane Baumrind used the dimensions of parental warmth and control to delineate the following four parenting
styles: (1) authoritarian, (2) authoritative, (3) rejecting/neglecting, and (4) permissive.
Authoritarian parents are high on control and low on warmth. They are firm disciplinarians, but unresponsive to
the emotional needs of their children. These parents set firm limits, expect obedience, and use harsh discipline.
Authoritative parents are high in both control and warmth. They monitor their children closely, have clear
standards and expectations, use open communication, and support their children's emotional needs.
Rejecting/neglecting parents are low in both control and warmth. They don't set limits and are unresponsive to
their children's emotional needs. Rejecting parents tend to be harsh, whereas neglecting parents simply ignore their
children and do not fulfill their parental responsibilities. Permissive parents are high in warmth but low in control.
These parents are too lenient with their children. They don't set limits or have standards for behavior, and they tend
to avoid confrontation with their children. In general, the authoritative parenting style is associated with the most
positive child outcomes. Children raised by authoritarian parents tend to be angrier, less popular with peers, less
independent, and less likely to achieve academically relative to children raised with authoritative parents. Children
raised by neglecting/rejecting parents suffer the most negative outcomes of all four parenting types. These children
typically perform more poorly in school, and show higher rates of delinquency, alcohol and drug abuse, and early
sexual activity. Children raised by permissive parents are more impulsive, perform more poorly in school, and are
less confident and independent in their activities.