authoritarian parenting
Rules without warmth
Authoritarian parenting is a child-rearing style marked by strict rules, high demands, and low responsiveness to children's emotional needs.
Parents enforce obedience through punishment rather than explanation, expecting compliance without negotiation: In authoritarian parenting, "because I said so" is reason enough.
The approach prioritizes discipline and respect for authority over warmth or open communication.
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- my way or the highwayAbsolute demand for compliance
- controllingExerting authority over others
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- obedienceCompliance with authority
rules · punishment · demanding · tough love · harsh · cold · emotional distance · rigid · expectations · high standards · fear · walking on eggshells · compliance · dominance · helicopter · curfew · grounding · lecture
- family dynamicsfamily dynamics, family roles, family therapy, sibling rivalry, family values
- Parenting Approaches
authoritarian parentingpermissive parenting
Low-demand, high-responsiveness approach
free-range parenting · hands-off parenting · gentle parenting · neglectful parenting
authoritarian parentinggentle parenting
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