What are parenting styles and how do they affect your children? How a parent raises their child can influence them later in life. There are four parenting styles: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful (uninvolved). Each of these parenting styles can affect a child in some way. Some parenting styles have more negative results than others. Some have both positive and negative outcomes. The authoritarian parenting style is a style in which the parent has the only say. This parenting style “is based on obedience and the expectation that a child will obey without being asked for an explanation” (McMillian). Authoritarian parents are more likely to discipline their children. Children of authoritarian parents often do not get into trouble, however, if a child does something wrong, he or she is less likely to tell his or her parents. This is because they have been taught to fear the consequences. In some populations, children from authoritarian families suffer from emotional problems. It is believed that “children of authoritarian parents develop guilt and self-hatred which could lead to low self-esteem” (Truesdale). Furthermore, a survey of middle-aged Americans found that people who grew up with this parenting style often reported depressive symptoms and poor psychological adjustment. Authoritative parenting, like the authoritarian style, focuses on structure and rules. This is also known as “democratic parenting style” because parents are willing to discuss the rules they set. When parents' expectations are not met, their first plan or action is to talk about it, with verses that discipline their children. The whole concept of authoritative parenting revolves around guidance. The child still has the title... half the card... it can be passed down from generation to generation. Works Cited McMillian, Tatiana. “Four Parenting Styles and How They Affect Your Children.” Parenting.Ezine Articles. Network. http://ezinearticles.com/?4-Parenting-Styles-and-How-They-Affect-Your-Children&id=4758.Phillips, DR. Debora and Fred Bernstein. How to give your child a great self-image. NewYork: Random House, Inc, 1989. Print.Sclafani, Joseph. The nurturing parent: Recent trends in children's education. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2004. Print.Truesdale, Carnigee. “Parenting Styles and the Effect They Have on Children.” Maternal substance abuse and child development. Emory University Medical State. Web.http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/PROGRAMS/GADrug/effect_on_children.htm.Boyd, Denise and Helen Bee. Lifespan: development. Boston: Pearson, 2006. Print. (202-204)