Diana Baumrind has proposed the four main categories of parenting styles.Compare and contrast these parenting styles and describe the likely outcome of the child's behavior with regard to each style.

Diana Baumrind has described four types of parenting styles: authoritarian,authoritative,neglectful,and indulgent.Authoritarian parenting is a restrictive,punitive style in which parents exhort the child to follow their directions and respect their work and effort.Children are usually unhappy,fearful,and anxious about comparing themselves to others.The authoritarian parent places firm limits and controls on the child and allows little verbal exchange.Authoritative parenting encourages children to be independent but still places limits and controls on their actions.Extensive verbal give-and-take is allowed and parents are warm and affectionate.Children are cheerful,self-controlled,self-reliant,and achievement-oriented.Neglectful parenting is a style in which the parent is uninvolved in the child's life.Children whose parents are neglectful develop the sense that other aspects of the parent's lives are more important than they are.These children have low self-esteem,are immature,and may be alienated from the family.Indulgent parenting is a style of parenting in which parents are highly involved with their children but place few demands or controls on them.Children are usually incompetent.