top of page
Warmth
Control

Setting limits and providing guidance is important.  Parenting styles can influence many aspects of the teenager's life.  It can be useful for parents  to step back and ask where they are coming from with their guidance style.  Parents may vary on the levels of warmth they give and how much control they provide. Research shows authoritative parenting to be the most effective approach with teenagers; a balance of warmth and setting limits. In contrast, permissive parenting may be high on warmth, but low on limits and authoritarian parenting may be high on control and low on warmth.  Here are some resources to help reflect on parenting styles.....

bottom of page