“Exploring Parenting Styles: Reflections on Personal Experience and Observations” Growing up, my parents used a combination of authoritative and permissive parenting styles with me. They were firm and consistent with rules and expectations, but also allowed me a certain

In thinking about child-rearing, what parenting style did your parents or guardians use with you? Do you find yourself using the same parenting style with children? What parenting style have you observed friends using? What effects did you see on the child’s personality? Was it consistent with what the research shows? Are there any factors that you feel may have influenced the parenting styles you discussed here?