Question

Annette is a warm and affectionate mother to her sons, Jason and Keith. When she comes home from her job, she likes to spend time playing with them, preparing their favorite foods, and watching TV with them. She describes herself as a "soft touch" when it comes to her children. Lately she has been hearing complaints about 6-year-old Jason’s behavior in school. Annette thinks the teacher is being too hard on her son. She does not want anything to affect the good relationship she has with her children. Which style best describes Annette’s parenting?

a. Authoritarian.
b. Authoritative.
c. Permissive.
d. Neglecting-uninvolved.

Answer 1

Answer: the answer is C. Permissive.

Explanation: Permissive parenting is a parenting method in which the relationship is characterized by low demands with high responsiveness.

Permissive parents are inclined to be very loving, but they provide few guidelines, rules, and little or no discipline.

Permissive parents do not expect that their children will behave naturedly, and they will most times seem to their children like a friend than parental figure.

Permissive parents often allow their children to do as they please. These parents may not even be able to set limits.

Examples of permissiveness is allowing the children to run amok, permitting over indulgence in things like candy, video-games, TV, etc.