Parenting Styles

There are three parenting styles that are from Kohn, Baumrind and Lareau -all of the components within their theories of parenting styles are not identical but they are all factual even if some are not the best type of style for parents to use.
For Kohn, there are two types of parenting styles -one relies on conformity in which it is used regularly by the working class because that is how their workplace is structured and on the other side is the style of self-direction which is all about a child's own development and curiosity during their growth. Kohn's style is similar to Lareau's parenting style since he also has only two types but Lareau's "accomplishment of natural growth" is a little extreme since bases child development on spontaneity and parents only need to provide food and shelter. But Lareau's "Concerted Cultivation" is similar to Kohn's Self-direction because parents take note of their child's abilities and what they're interested in and they let the child explore themselves.

 As for Baumrind's three style of parenting styles (which i favor out of all three) it goes into more depth of the parenting style and it can be easily applied into certain family structures, while the other two theories are vague and broad enough for parents to adapt and add into other parenting styles of Baumrinds. There are three styles which include, authoritarian (absolute obedience), permissive (no control), and authoritative (most balanced) so i favor this parenting style over that of Kohn and Lareau since it is specific enough to see the different styles and how they can help in a positive or a negative way to a child's development and the family structure.