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Baumrind Parenting Styles Quiz: What’s your Parenting Style? Find out!

11/14/16 | Tips for Moms

Baumrind Parenting Styles Quiz below! 

I think many of us believed we already knew what our parenting style would be even before we had kids.  We thought we’d be the perfect parents with completely responsive kids all of the time and everything they’d do would be a direct reflection of all of our goodness as parents.  How’s that working out for everyone?

Baumrind Parenting Styles incl. Authoritative Parenting, Authoritarian Parenting, & Permissive Parenting Style. What’s your parenting style? Take this parenting style quiz!

Well, just for kicks, I stumbled upon some parenting tips and guides to parenting and more specifically, what are called the Baumrind Parenting Styles. Diana Baumrind held a PhD in psychology. She went on to develop a theory concerning four main types of parenting styles. All of these styles, playing a definitive role in how children functioned then and still function today. Read more about each one below.

Baumrind Parenting Styles

Authoritative Parenting Style

Many people consider this specific parenting style to be the “most ideal.” According to Baumrind, if you’re an authoritative parent, you set high standards for your children as well as closely monitor their behavior. Discipline is generally reasoning-based.

Parents who fall into this category are nurturing and not afraid to show their children kindness and respect. They are encourage decision making and promote the benefits of learning from one’s own mistakes.

Authoritarian Parenting Style

Authoritarian parents are more inclined to set rigid rules. They demand that their children follow those rules; and often withdraw love and approval if they aren’t satisfied with the end results. Physical punishment and/or verbal insults are quite common in these situations.

Authoritarian parents give off an air of aloofness and sometimes lack warmth. Kids who grow up in this environment tend to be “followers” who are oftentimes anxious or moody.

Permissive Parenting Style

Permissive parents are sometimes too warm and affectionate toward their children. Many times they fail to set limits, make few demands and dish out zero consequences for misbehavior. Unfortunately, many of their children end up being immature, have difficulty accepting responsibility and cannot effectively control their impulses.

There is a second type of permissive parenting style that involves totally uninvolved parents who show their children very little affection. Studies indicate that children from these homes get into trouble frequently. Additionally, they often suffer from depression.

Parenting Style Quiz

Do you see yourself as one of these types of parents? Maybe even a combination of two (or all three) of them? Interestingly enough, Diana Baumrind studied psychology in the late 40s and early 50s. But, even though years have passed, much of her research still holds true today. What do you think about her findings?

What’s your parenting style? Take this quiz to find out! 

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  1. Robin Masshole Mommy says

    December 14, 2016 at 6:41 pm

    Yeah, I am definitely not the kind of mom that I thought I was going to be, but my style works for us. That’s what counts.

    Reply
  2. Chloe says

    December 14, 2016 at 6:44 pm

    Interesting, I wouldn’t have originally thought I was an authoritative parent! Definitely makes me think about the sort of parent style I would like to be

    Reply
  3. Aish Das-Padihari says

    December 14, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    Looks like I may be a combination of 1st and 2nd. I wil try more to be 1st.

    Reply
  4. Adrienne Bradley says

    December 14, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    Absolutely a great post! My day job is a child care provider. During my studies of child development we were taught to look at parenting styles. You detail them so well here. I plan on linking to this post on my childcare FB page and pinning it too. Every parent should read this! Great job!

    Reply
    • Ari says

      December 15, 2016 at 12:02 am

      Thanks so much Adrienne!

      Reply
  5. Mihaela Echols says

    December 14, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    Took the quiz, I liked my results. I’m reasonable but dont get walked all over.

    Reply
  6. Deanna says

    December 14, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    I my a calm parent but not a pushover.

    Reply
  7. Claudette Esterine says

    December 14, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    I might just have to send this across to my daughter so that she can take the quiz! Great post.

    Reply
  8. Heidi says

    December 14, 2016 at 11:33 pm

    It was hard for me not answer the question I knew was the “right” answer! I like the quiz because it reminded me of how I want to react. (Fortunately, I still ended up in the category I wanted to be in, so I guess I’m not doing as badly as I thought!)

    Reply
    • Ari says

      December 15, 2016 at 12:02 am

      There are no “wrong” answers here (In my opinion). We all just do the best we can.

      Reply
  9. Nicole Aguilar says

    December 15, 2016 at 1:27 am

    My parents were super rigid.

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  10. Siobhan says

    December 15, 2016 at 3:28 am

    The results of the quiz hit the nail on the head. I am an Authoritative parent. I am strict but flexible. I believe in communicating with my children so they know the consequences of their actions. It’s worked so far. My oldest is a straight A student, star golfer, studies jiu-jitsu, and plays the viola. *pats self on the back* Lol

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  11. Cristina L. says

    December 15, 2016 at 6:35 am

    I have to share this with my friends.

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  12. Nicole Escat says

    December 15, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    Definitely an Authoritative. Thank you for this. Really helpful to figure out what kind of parent are you.

    Reply
  13. Wren says

    December 15, 2016 at 5:29 pm

    I wouldn’t have ever called myself authoritative, but the description is pretty dead on. My kids can handle doing things independently and they know the behavior that is allowed in certain situations and our discipline is always followed through on, yet I am not a strict parent. I think it gives me kids structure they need and they know what to expect from their own actions. lol

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  14. Hey Sharonoox says

    December 15, 2016 at 6:34 pm

    Great post! I don’t usually think what parenting style I used with my children but I got to admit that I’m on a more demanding side while I can see that my hub to be more of an authoritative style.

    Reply
  15. Sondra Barker says

    December 16, 2016 at 10:11 am

    Although I am not a parent, I found this so interesting! It was so very interesting reading about the different parenting styles!

    Reply
  16. Bonnie LeahSay says

    December 16, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Took the quiz and the results are what I expected it to be – an Authoritative parent. I always believed that I am a parent first, a friend second.

    Reply
  17. Ellie says

    December 16, 2016 at 10:32 am

    definitely an interesting post, I’m not a parent but it’s always fun to see what your style might be.

    Reply
  18. Meeta says

    December 16, 2016 at 11:24 am

    This was very interesting – Seems like I am Authoritative although at times I feel like I do a lot of talking haha! But yes now that I read the description that is what I always aimed to be and at 14 my son has really come to trust and consult both my husband and me as friends but also as his parents. This one actually made my day!

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  19. Bismah says

    December 16, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    I found this quiz very interesting! My boys are still young so it is hard to know how I would really deal with teenage issues. For now I am happy with my parenting style as my boys are both growing happy and healthy.

    Reply
  20. jill conyers says

    December 17, 2016 at 3:20 am

    It would be interesting to find out what your parenting style is if you’re not really sure. You might be surprised.

    Reply
  21. Kait says

    December 19, 2016 at 12:32 am

    I’m currently not a mom! But I’ll definitely have to come take this quiz once I am!

    Reply
  22. katrina gehman says

    December 19, 2016 at 1:30 am

    i give my girls a lot of space and let them make their own decisions.

    Reply
  23. Divine Mwimba says

    December 19, 2016 at 2:15 am

    I am not yet a parent! Hoping to do this soo 🙂

    Reply
  24. Elizabeth O. says

    December 19, 2016 at 4:06 am

    I always thought that i would be very strict to my kids to the point that they will hate me for it. But then I learned that it would be better to allow them to breathe. That’s a fun quiz!

    Reply
  25. TColeman says

    December 19, 2016 at 9:57 am

    I am a mix I think of a couple of these. It really and truly depends on the situation.

    Reply
  26. Mindvalley says

    December 13, 2019 at 5:57 am

    Nice article. Really you write wonderful stuff. Your post looks great. Thanks for sharing!
    https://blog.mindvalley.com/baumrind-parenting-styles

    Reply
  27. lity says

    April 4, 2020 at 6:18 pm

    I got a lot of useful tips about parenting styles from this article. Thank you very much!
    I have another article about parenting styles. Maybe you will be interested in it^_^

    Reply

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