Parenting Styles Influence A Child's Literacy

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There are many different things in the world that can influence a child’s early literacy development. One of those influences is the child’s parent(s) and that of the parent’s parenting style. Diana Baumrind (1967) states that there four different types of parenting styles. The first style of parenting styles is the authoritarian parenting, in this style the children are expected to follow the strict rules established by the parents. Failure to follow such rules usually results in punishment. Authoritarian parents fail to explain the reasoning behind these rules. If asked to explain, the parent might simply reply, "Because I said so." These parents have high demands, but are not responsive to their children. The next style is authoritative …show more content…

Authoritarian parenting tends to have a negative relation with their children’s cognitive performance on developmental tests and academic self-conceptions. The authoritarian parents’ beliefs about children have been found to directly correlate with low cognitive performance in the children because of the pressure they place on the child (Camp et al., 1982; Miller, 1988; Steinberg, Lamborn, Darling, & Mounts, 1994). Where authoritative parenting has been linked to different cognitive outcomes. The positive parental emotional support that is associated with the authoritative parenting style has been found to positively impact the overall cognitive functioning of children (Bretherton, 1985; Estrada, Arsenio, Hess, & Holloway, 1987; Mattanah, 2005).Thus leading the child to become more capable in abilities that are linked to cognitive achievements. Furthermore, positive parent-child relationships are linked to more responsiveness, which correlated with appropriate tutoring and scaffolding techniques, leading to better cognitive outcomes, when compared to children of authoritarian parents (Pratt et al.,

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