What is Authoritative Parenting? A parent with an authoritative style is demanding, but also responsive. Demanding: Parents have high yet reasonable expectations and set rules to guide their children’s decision making. Responsive: Parents have a high degree of warmth and nurturing where children’s thoughts, opinions and feelings are taken into consideration. Being responsive is the …
It’s important to recognize your parenting style. With that recognition comes the ability to make adjustments to your parenting, so that your children will grow up to be happy responsible adults.