Q. Do children respond best to an authoritarian style parent?

A. Diana Baumrind is a well-known researcher who described various behaviors through which parents are either demanding or responsive to their children and classified this into four main styles of parenting: authoritarian, authoritative, indulgent and unengaged. Based on her research, the authoritarian parenting style is not the most effective approach to parenting. Children respond best to a more balanced parenting style de ...

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