The Perfect Parent
How to not traumatize kids with bad parenting
The Uninvolved Parent
Risks
- Increased aggressiveness
- social incompatibility
- Ineffective coping with hardships
- Increased likelihood of substance abuse and reckless behavior
Benefits
- Most independent
- Can help develop strong internal drive
Permissive Parent
Risks:
- Fair poorly in school
- Poor Impulse control
- Delinquent behavior
- Increased risk of alcoholism
Benefits:
- higher self esteem
- better social skills
- positive family relations
Authoritarian Parent
Risk:
- suicidal behavior
- depression
- poor academic performance
- aggression
- substance abuse
- low self-confidence
Benefits:
- least likely to engage in delinquent behavior
The Perfect Parents
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