The parenting style that can be described as restrictive and controlling is called authoritarian.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
According to Diana Baumrind’s hypotheses, the behavior of children depends on the parenting nature shown by the parents. So after a lots of analysis, she classified four kinds of parenting.
They are authoritarian, permissive, neglectful and authoritative.The parents showing authoritarian behavior are considered as restrictive and controlling in nature.
They are not at all supportive to their children and have high expectation in studies as well as expectation of blind obedience from the children. The best way of parenting is given to authoritative which provides full freedom to their children with required boundaries and also supportive in nature.