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How did being raised by strict parents impact your life?
Research shows that most people think strict parenting produces better-behaved kids. However, research studies on discipline consistently show that strict, or authoritarian, child-raising actually produces kids with lower self esteem who behave worse than other kids — and therefore get punished more!
The negative side effects to this type of parenting include: Children are aggressive, but can also be socially inept, shy and cannot make their own decisions. Children in these families have poor self-esteem, are poor judges of character and will rebel against authority figures when they are older.
How does authoritarian parenting impact a child’s self-esteem?
Authoritarian parents had children with lower self-esteem and self-efficacy, while authoritative parents had children with higher self-esteem and self-efficacy. Students higher in self-esteem and self-efficacy experienced less homesickness and showed better emotional and behavioral adjustment to college.
Children of authoritarian parents are at a higher risk of developing self-esteem problems because their opinions aren’t valued. They may also become hostile or aggressive. Rather than think about how to do things better in the future, they often focus on the anger they feel toward their parents.
Disadvantages Of Authoritative Parenting:
- Heavy dependence on rules: The family may become so dependent on rules that they end up having a rule for everything.
- Low self-esteem:
- Encourage children to rebel:
- Additional burden on parents:
- Difficult with a wilful child:
Why authoritarian parenting is bad?
Overall, most research has found that the strictest form of authoritarian parenting is associated with more negative effects in children. These effects include: showing poor social skills. lower levels of self-esteem.
Does strict parenting lead to lying?
Strict parenting can turn children into adept liars as they do not feel safe telling the truth, experts have claimed. Psychotherapist Philippa Perry said a child should not be solely to blame for lying, but that the parenting style could have a big impact on their ability and readiness to fib.