How do different styles of parenting affect discipline?
Different styles of parenting completely affect how a parent will discipline. They’re usually known as permissive parenting, which is just wanting a quiet life and almost letting the child rule you. That sounds alright for children to begin with, but there’s usually a point when they need and are asking for some boundaries to their behaviour. The opposite of that is authoritarian parenting, where you are just so desperate to stay in control that you’re jumping on every small thing that a child does and are calling it naughty and telling them off. The ideal is the middle way, which is the assertive or positive discipline, where you are setting boundaries and you are telling a child what you expect, and there are certain limits to their behaviour. You are more of the time trying to praise them when they are behaving well. You’re trying to be positive to them and give them lots of attention for the behaviour you like.
