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What is your parenting style?

8 questions · 3 minutes · Free and anonymous

Every parent has their own way of setting limits, showing affection and handling conflicts. Knowing your style helps you understand what works and what you could adjust.

If you don't have children, answer as you think you would act. There's no judgment here: every family is a world.

Question 1 of 80 %

Your child refuses to go to bed.

The four parenting styles

In the 1960s, psychologist Diana Baumrind described parenting styles based on two dimensions: warmth (affection and responsiveness) and demand (limits and expectations). Eleanor Maccoby and John Martin later completed the model with four styles: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and uninvolved.

Research generally links the authoritative style, warm and with clear limits, to better outcomes in self-esteem, autonomy and well-being. But no one is perfect: most parents combine several styles depending on the day and the situation.

Possible results of this test

🌳 Authoritative (democratic)🚧 Authoritarian 🎈 Permissive 🛋️ Hands-off

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