Authoritative Parenting Control
January 28th, 2012One of the basic issues in authoritative parenting is that of control. In authoritative parenting, control is more behavioral than psychological in nature. Emotional blackmail, withdrawal of love or using negative tactics that would make their children feel guilty or cause them to lose self-esteem are not used. Parents nurture their children and encourage open communication. They encourage a verbal give and take between them and their children. They also share with their children the reason why they have established a certain rule or policy and will listen to their children’s reasons for objecting to conform to their wishes. Children are still expected to follow the rules established by their parents but at least they do so in agreement with their parents and with the understanding of why the rule was established and what the benefit of the rule is to them. Negotiation and agreement are preferred methods of solving a conflict in authoritative parenting than exercising parental authority. Discipline thereby becomes more supportive rather than punitive.
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