Parenting Styles

Kohn’s parenting styles believe in self-direction versus conformity parenting style. Conformity style favors working class occupations. Self-direction style focuses on the child’s motives and allows a child to development on their. Baumrind’s parenting styles consist of three parenting styles: authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative. Just like Kohn’s conformity style, the authoritarian style show parents being strict and punishing the child to control them. Permissive style express that the child has freedom with little rules. Lastly, authoritative style encourages freedom for which the parents are in control for their children. Lareau’s parenting styles consist of two parenting styles: concerted cultivation and accomplishment of natural growth. Concerted cultivation allows the children to show interests and is able to develop on their own. Also, accomplishment of natural growth is when parents provide food and shelter, yet the child’s development comes naturally, just like Kohn’s parenting style of self-direction. I favor Baumrind’s parenting styles because a child should be encouraged to experience on their own, but a parent should be there to guide the child and when it is appropriate, a punishment should be given.