DEMOCRATIC AND AUTHORITIVE STYLES OF EDUCATION

The process of family education is a comprehensive system of parental attitudes aimed at the child. Its goal is to prepare children for independent life in society. Without a doubt, every loving parent feels the burden of responsibility for the future of their own child. He also understands how difficult it can sometimes be to control the process of growing up. If you show excessive softness – the son or daughter ceases to obey. If stiffness, then goes into itself. How to find a middle ground?

Psychologists distinguish four types of relationships between parents and children. Educational systems are scientifically called democratic, authoritarian, indifferent and liberal. Families rarely have a particular style. More often, parents use a combination of techniques that affect the development of children differently. Dictatorship and cooperation are the most likely relationships, according to psychologists. Continue reading →