As we grow up, some of the most influential figures in our lives are our parents. They are there from day one and teach us all the building blocks of our knowledge. Though there are some experiences all families go through, each individual family has their own morals, norms, and ways of doing things. Each parent develops their own parenting style unique to them. Children will all differently react to each parenting style in both negative and positive ways, which can potentially have long lasting effects on their development depending on the situation. There are many different types of parenting styles that are used. According to most psychology research, there are 3 main types of parenting used,…show more content… Professors Matthias Doepke and Fabrizio Zilibotti, who have majored in economics, and conduct research on the impact of parenting and its lasting effects on the economy, have described the three main parenting styles and say, “We define as permissive a parenting style that allows children to make free choices according to their natural inclinations, in the spirit of Rousseau. We define as authoritative a parenting style where parents attempt to mold their children's preferences, with the aim of inducing choices that parents view as conducive to success in life.Finally we define as authoritarian a style where parents restrict children's choices, that is, the parent directly imposes her will on the child rather than taking the indirect route of molding the child's preferences.” (Doepke), setting the stage for our understanding of the topic. With a range of parenting styles, we can observe that they differ from strict to more lenient. More specifically, the impact of these parenting styles is they impact how the child behaves later on in life. Kaisa Aunola, working in the department of…show more content… Ronald, and Peter Mangione. “Caring Relationships: The Heart of Early Brain Development.” YC Young Children, vol. 72, no. 2. 2, 2017, pp. 113-117. 17–24. The syllables of the syllables. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/90004118. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024. The. “Prosocial Behavior.” Ethics Unwrapped, 9 Jan. 2023, ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary/prosocial-behavior. The Family and Youth Institute. What’s Wrong with Strict Parenting? - The Family and Youth Institute.” https://Thefyi.org/, 26 Jan. 2017,
