Growing up, I was fortunate enough to live with my mom and my dad. I am going to start off by talking about my mom’s parenting styles. When I did something where I would need disciplined she would sit me down and talk to me very angrily until she got her point across. As a teenager when I would be late for curfew she would call me if I was one minute late and ask where I was. When I got home she was waiting up for me and would again, angrily talk to me until I was crying. I would say that she was very warm to me because by the next day she would cool off and come talk to me. She explained the rules to me by simply sitting me down and telling me exactly what they were. She didn’t set many rules, the main one that I had and still have is curfew.…show more content… When I did something where I would need disciplined, he would also sit me down and talk to me. Unlike my mom, he wouldn’t get angry, instead he would very calmly talk everything out with me. When I broke the rules, it was mainly my mom who handled it. My dad is very warm to me too because he always talks everything out with me. He would also explain the rules to me by sitting me down with my mom and telling me exactly what the rules were. He also mainly just set the curfew rule with my mom. I would say that my mom and dad’s parenting styles were pretty similar. The one major difference between them was my dad would talk to me and not get angry while my mom would be very angry with me when I needed disciplined. I think the type of parenting style that best fits my parents is high support authoritative. They were both very concerned in making sure that my siblings and I would grow up to be productive members in society. They were also consistent and firm but also warm and…show more content… I think that it is great how they talk to us about everything instead of ignoring us and never knowing where we are. I also like how they joke around with us but also know when it is time to be serious. I think that the high support authoritative parenting style works the best. The reason that I think this parenting style works best is because these parents put emphasis on teaching and use little or no physical punishment. Beating your kid time after time for doing something wrong is not teaching them. Instead, guide them and show them the right thing to do. I also like with this parenting style that there is no question who is running the show which is how it should be in my
