| According to experts, different styles in parenting often | | | | authority over their children. When promoting the |
| times generate different results. Of the many different | | | | authoritative parenting style in your home, you should |
| parenting styles identified by experts, the authoritative | | | | always let your kids know that you are the leader and |
| parenting style is considered as one of the most | | | | that there are things that you are more knowledgeable |
| appropriate. The authoritative approach creates a | | | | about than your children. Since authoritative parenting is |
| demanding yet supporting environment. Demanding in | | | | based on the principles of trust, mutual support and |
| the sense that the authoritative parenting style creates | | | | cooperation, your child must know that you can be |
| rules but unlike the authoritarian parenting system | | | | relied upon to deliver what you promised. If your child |
| where the children cannot question the rules, the | | | | knows that you are serious and that you can be relied |
| authoritative parenting style is interactive. | | | | on to do what you said you would do, he or she is |
| Experts believe that children thrive better when they | | | | more likely to cooperate. Furthermore, it is always |
| are given rules to abide by. Having rules is important | | | | good to let the child know where he or she is standing. |
| for children because these rules would give them a | | | | When promoting authoritative parenting in the home, |
| sense of security. Under the authoritative parenting | | | | you must learn to be very consistent. You are your |
| style, the parents and the child often makes the rules | | | | spouse should see to it that your decisions are not |
| together and agree to abide by the rules that they | | | | contradictory because this can confuse the child. If one |
| have created. Unlike in authoritarian parenting where | | | | spouse says no, the other should not say yes |
| the parents would like to stay over and above the | | | | otherwise, the balance of power in the house will be |
| rules, the authoritative parenting style promotes healthy | | | | disrupted and the child becomes disoriented. In cases |
| interaction between parents and children thus creating | | | | where you do not agree with the decision of your |
| a more supportive and cooperative atmosphere. | | | | partner or your spouse, you should not show your |
| Promoting Authoritative Parenting in the Home | | | | disagreement in front of the child. You and your |
| Children always look up to their parents for guidance; | | | | spouse should talk things out in private and come up |
| thus parents will always have some degree of | | | | with a unified stand on issues involving your child. |