Question

Maura and Trish are eighth graders who are caught smoking. Maura's parents yell at her and refuse to let her explain things. They ground her for a month and take away her television and Internet privileges for two months. Trish's parents talk to her about their disappointment and concern. Additionally, for a week, they make her spend every afternoon at the library, researching the dangers of smoking and discussing her findings with them each night at dinner. According to this scenario, Maura's parents are ________ and Trish's are ________.

Answer 1

Authoritarian; Authoritative

Step-by-step explanation:

Authoritarian: One of the parenting style, in which the parents of a child is distinguished as low responsive and keeps high demands. They usually possess very high expectations from the child and do not provide feedback.

Authoritative: A form of parenting style in which the parents are distinguished as having high demands and responsiveness from the child. They often set limits and enforce boundaries for the child.

According to the scenario in the question above, Maura's parents are authoritarian and Trish's are authoritative.