The document discusses different parenting styles. Authoritative parenting is recommended as it encourages independence while still setting limits through explanation. Authoritarian parenting expects high conformity through rules without explanation. Permissive parenting gives children much freedom without enforcement of rules. Uninvolved parenting is emotionally detached with minimal involvement in the child's life while still providing basic needs. Family planning refers to parents responsibly determining family size based on available resources.

2.  Parenting is the process of raising and
educating a child from birth until
adulthood.
 This is usually done in a child’s family by
the mother and the father ( the
biological parents )
 MOTHER= IS THE NATURAL OR SOCIAL
FEMALE PARENT OF AN OFFSPRING.
 FATHER= IS TRADITIONALLY THE MALE
PARENT OF A CHILD.

3.  1. Authoritative parenting
* Democratic or balance parenting.
Ii has a give and take nature.
* It encourage children to be
independent but still places limits and
controls on their actions.
* Authoritative parents sets limits and
demand maturity but when punishing a
child, the parent will explain his or her
motive for their punishment.

4.  Parent are attentive to their children's
needs and concerns and will typically
forgive and teach instead of punishing if
a child falls short.
 Result in children having a higher self
esteem.
 This is the most recommended style of
parenting by child rearing experts.

5.  Also called strict parenting.
 Characterized by high expectations of
conformity and compliance to parental
rules and directions.
 It is a restrictive punitive style in which
parents advise the child to follow their
directions and to respect their work and
effort.

6.  Authoritarian parents expect
much of their child but generally
do not explain the reason for the
rules and boundaries.
 Authoritarian parents are less
responsive to their children’s
needs and are more likely to
spank a child rather than discuss
the problem.

7.  Permissive parents want to and tend to
give up most control of the home and
family life to their children.
 Parents make very few rules and even
when they do decide to make a rule,
the rules that they make are usually not
enforced all the time or properly.
 Parents want children to feel as if they
can be free to do or say as they wish.

8.  This is also called uninvolved, detached,
dismissive or hands- off parenting style.
 The parents are low in warmth and
control and are generally not involved in
the child’s life.
 Parents are emotionally unsupportive of
their children but will still provide their
basic needs.

9.  Refers to the ability of
the couple or parents
to respond to the
needs and aspiration
of the family and
children.

10.  The size of the family should be a shared
responsibility of couples or parents based
on their available resources and the
standard of living they wish to achieve.
 By waiting to get married and have
children, young people can give
themselves more time to pursue the
things that can help to make them
better partners and parents- education,
employment, personal maturity, self
confidence etc