Title: Authoritarian Parenting: Things Authoritarian Parents Do and How It Affects Children
Headings: Authoritarian Parenting: Things Authoritarian Parents Do and How It Affects Children
Authoritarian Parenting: Things Authoritarian Parents Do and How It Affects Children
What is authoritarian parenting? The article defines behaviors and attitudes associated with this style and explores the long-term effects it has on a child.
The key behaviors associated with authoritarian parenting are as follows:
Frequent demands.
Low responsiveness.
The emphasis of punishment as a means of teaching moral lessons or to force compliance.
Authoritarian attitudes
“I am your parent, so I am always right.”
“My child should live up to my idea of what they should become.”
“If a child misbehaves, it is their parents’ duty to teach them a lesson they won’t forget.”
“Children cannot be trusted to learn about the world or explore it on their own; they require constant guidance from an adult.”
How does authoritarian parenting affect children later in life?
Children with authoritarian parents may experience low self-esteem as adults.
Children with strict parents may have trouble respecting authority as teenagers and young adults.
Children raised by authoritarian parents are at increased risk of relationship problems.
Some research suggests that people raised in authoritarian households are more likely to experience depression.
Authoritarian parenting has a negative effect on academic success.
Authoritarian parenting does not affect all children in the same way
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Content: Authoritarian parents do not teach or demonstrate healthy communication strategies, so their children will need to look elsewhere for appropriate role models. In some cases, people raised by authoritarian parents may become abusive themselves, because they believe abusive dynamics are normal. Some research suggests that people raised in authoritarian households are more likely to experience depression. Research with young adults shows that children exposed to authoritarian parenting practices are more likely to be depressed than those raised by warm but appropriately firm parents. This may be because an authoritarian parent places restrictions on what a child can do and even what they can be. Over time, this can give rise to a sense of general helplessness in their offspring. On the other hand, this may not translate across all cultures. This suggests that the effects of authoritarian parenting interact with a child’s culture to determine its long-term effects. Authoritarian parenting has a negative effect on academic success. Authoritarian parents are often quick to emphasize the importance of academic attainment.