Authoritarian parents tend to use spanking as a method of external force. This has been proven to be ineffective for the same reasons, namely, children will do what they are told to avoid getting a spanking but they will do what they want when no one is around to spank them. That is because they have not internalized right from wrong. Spanking is only one tool that parents can use. If a parent has only a hammer to fix everything that is wrong in their home, they will break more things then they fix, over time.
Authoritarian parents can become authoritative to balance love and limits in their parenting.
Authoritative parents use internal controls, teach and model right from wrong, use various parenting tools, and are attentive to their child's developmental and emotional needs. Click here to support international family planning.