Problem: Parents tend to adopt one of four different parenting styles. In reflecting on your own development, consider the parenting styles used by your parents or caregivers. In particular:
1. Identify the parenting style(s) used by your parent(s) or caregiver(s). What was the most effective? What was the least effective?
2. Do you think you will use the same parenting styles your parent(s) used when you have children of your own? Why or why not?
3. Do you think there are other parenting styles not identified by Baumrind? In your childhood, did you observe any of the racial/ethnic differences in parenting styles recently identified by researchers?