Permissive Parenting Style

As a child, my mother was always particularly careful with me because I am her first child. She would carry me with her nearly everywhere and would always protect me. These are positive attributes until they are performed in excess. Her constant coddling and hovering made me an anxious and fearful middle and high-school student who was afraid to try things that seemed new and abnormal; this also made it very difficult for me to develop socially. I would receive excellent marks in my classes, perfect scores for behavior/obedience, and average scores for social interaction. I would often receive comments which read “very quiet” or “needs to learn how to interact with others.” Currently, I am more social and willing to try new things.
My father seemed to focus on being the ‘cool parent’, displaying the permissive parenting style; my mother tried to combat this by displaying a mixture of the authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles. Seeing that I spent most of my time with my mother, this can be attributed to my behavior. In elementary school, I would cry easily and become extremely frustrated when things did not follow a strict regimen or when I would see other students disobey the rules. Her somewhat authoritarian parenting style made me think that anytime something went awry there would be a negative reaction or punishment associated with it- and I wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. Despite this, her parenting style helped me to be more organized and hardworking; it also made me more understanding of the consequences of my actions not only for myself but for other people. When I got older, I spent more time around my father. His permissive/indulgent parenting style helped me to be more explorative, wanting to learn more about the things around me and becoming more confident in social
I am currently a public relations major, minoring in psychology and communication studies. Prevention is key, therefore, I plan on writing articles about psychology- in particular, developmental psychology. I would like to share this information about parenting styles with soon-to-be parents so that they can understand the effects that their parenting styles may have on their newborn as he/she grows up. By promoting awareness, I believe that many young children can be ‘saved’ from the harsh