Question

Meredith's 5-year-old friends at the playground ran around from the rides to the slides, but Meredith's mother told her she had to stay on the swings and not move to another place in the playground. When Meredith complained that the other children were allowed to play where they wanted, Meredith's mother told her to stay on the swings "because I said so." This is an example of:

Answer 1

Authoritarian parenting.

Step-by-step explanation:

Authoritarian parenting: This is one of the parenting style in which the parents exhibits low responsiveness and high on demands. The authoritarian parents have quite high expectations from their children and lacks to provide little nurturance and feedback, often punishes the child harshly if the child commits any mistake. These parents lack affection towards the child.

The children having an authoritarian parent develops low self-esteem, poor social skills, anger issues, mistrust, and anxiety and depression.

The given question is an example of an authoritarian parenting style.