Question

Suzie, aged three, has to eat everything on her plate at dinner. When she does not, her father punishes her by sending her to bed without dinner the next day. Suzie also has strict schedules for playing, watching television, and studying, and any disobedience leads to spanking and punishment. Suzie's father is most likely a(n):

Answer 1

Suzie's father is most likely an authoritarian parent.

Step-by-step explanation:

An authoritarian parent has a high demand over the rest of the family and tends to have high expectations of his/her children and is rarely nurturing towards them.

In this case, we can see Suzie's father punished her if she does not finish her dinner and gets a strict schedule.