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Authoritarian Parenting

An authoritarian parenting style is demanding but not responsive. Parents with this style have high expectations that children follow directions without explanation. They do not consider a child's feelings or perspectives. Common consequences of this parenting style include children having less social competence, low self-esteem, potential depression, and possible rebellion during adolescence through escapist behaviors.

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Authoritarian Parenting

An authoritarian parenting style is demanding but not responsive. Parents with this style have high expectations that children follow directions without explanation. They do not consider a child's feelings or perspectives. Common consequences of this parenting style include children having less social competence, low self-esteem, potential depression, and possible rebellion during adolescence through escapist behaviors.

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Authoritarian Parenting

A parent with an authoritarian style is demanding but not responsive.

 Demanding: Restrictions, punishment-heavy parents who have expectations that children follow
their directions with no explanations is an example of a demanding parent.
 Non-Responsive: A parent who does not consider a child’s behavioral circumstances, feelings, or
only wants a child to be seen and not heard is an example of a non-responsive parent.
A common phrase used by authoritarian parents, “because I said so,” is a succinct example of having high

demands and no responsiveness.

The “because I said so,” mentality is not a problem solving approach, but rather a strict focus on

obedience. This removes a child from learning how to problem-solve life’s challenges and instead teaches

them to conform to rules regardless of their opinions.

A symptoms of authoritarian parenting in both parents and children are:

Parenting

 Spanking
 Shouting
 Believing kids should only be seen and not heard
 Having a “my way or the highway” mind set
 Not considering your children’s thoughts and feelings
Children

 Conformist
 Quit
 Very obedient
 Not happy
Advocates of this style feel they are well intentioned and believe that if a child can learn to handle

spankings and shouting from parents then they will have learned to deal with the harsh realities of life.

Consequences of Authoritarian Parenting


Less Social Competence: Children who grow up with this parenting style tend to be less socially

competent as parental supervision declines into their late teens to young adulthood years. This is the price

that is paid for having conforming-obedient children in their formative years. Children then lack the ability

to problem-solve when faced with hard challenges later on in life.


Low Self-Esteem: A child who is taught to conform for obediences’s sake is a child who feels like their

opinions do not matter. A child’s snuffed out opinions teaches them that their voice is not important and

that they should not even try to share what they think.

Depression: The lack of self-esteem and feeling socially incompetent can lead to mental health issue.

Rebellion: A child who can develop self-confidence despite being raised by an authoritarian parent may

become angry or resentful of their authoritarian up bringing. As a result they could rebel against their

parent’s values in adolescence or as a young adult.

Escapist Behaviors: Examples of this are substance abuse and suicide. These behaviors are correlated

with wanting to escape from anger and resentment because of the inability to problem-solve and achieve

goals.

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