Authoritative parents show their child a lot of love and warmth but also sensitive to the child needs. Nine times out of ten this would be the mom. For example, if her child takes a toy from another child while sitting in the doctor office, she would tell her child “That is not nice. When he is finish playing with it, then you can play.”
Authoritarian parents are parents that view obedience as a virtue for its own sake. Growing up, my parents were very strict; especially my dad. At the time I did not