Parenting styles are styles that help discipline children, parents use many different styles/theories to discipline their kids. 

Baumrind describes different methods to parent: Authoritarian and Permissive. Authoritarian, this directs control over the child. It encourages freedom and uses positive reinforcement to obtain obedience from the child. The parents only use punishment when is necessary. Permissive style, this style does not typically use punishment on the child. The children discipline under this style are most likely given a couple of rules to follow. Also, they are most likely not be always under the control of the parents. I truly think that these two styles are very important to discipline the kids. 


The picture shows how the mother is talking to her daughter in a very mannered way/style.