Parent News July-August 2000. To understand this disparity, researchers and social scientists have attempted to isolate the predictors of youth violence. The Importance of Parenting Style Good parenting and strong families can, in fact, help to protect children from many threats from the world outside and protect children from developing aggressive behaviors. These parents are concerned with controlling behavior so that children comply with a set of standards.
Authoritarian parents place an emphasis on obedience, order, and respect for authority.
They discourage verbal negotiation about rules. Authoritative parents attempt to strike a balance between demanding that their children behave appropriately and responding to their children s needs. They set and enforce firm rules and standards for behavior and consistently monitor their children s conduct, using nonpunitive methods of discipline when rules are broken. Authoritative parents are warm toward and supportive of their children. They encourage some verbal give and take and recognize a child s point of view.