Author Name: – Dr. Ranju Lal, Ms. Khushi Yadav | Date:- 16 Jan 2025
Abstract
The parent-child relationship and parenting styles play crucial roles in shaping children’sdevelopment and well-being. This abstract examines the complex interplay between parentchild interactions and various parenting styles, drawing from general literature in psychology,sociology, and child development. It explores the conceptualization of parenting styles,including authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful styles, and their implicationsfor children’s outcomes. Furthermore, the abstract investigates into the basic mechanismsthrough which different parenting styles influence children’s social, emotional, and cognitivedevelopment. It discusses how authoritative parenting, characterized by warmth,responsiveness, and appropriate levels of control, fosters positive outcomes such as higher selfesteem, better academic achievement, and healthier peer relationships. Conversely,authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful parenting styles are associated with adverse effects onchildren’s well-being, including adopting and expressing behavior problems. The abstract alsoconsiders cultural variations in parenting styles and their impact on parent-child relationshipsacross diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Moreover, it highlights the bidirectional (twodirection) nature of parent-child interactions, emphasizing how children’s temperament andbehavior can shape parental responses and parenting practices. Finally, the abstract discussesimplications for research, practice, and policy, emphasizing the importance of promotingpositive parent-child relationships and providing support for parents to adopt authoritativeparenting practices.
Keywords: Authoritarian Parenting, Authoritative Parenting, Child development, Neglectful Parenting,Parent-child relationship, Permissive Parenting.
