A | B |
Secure Attachment | Child is comfortable with parent near, when separated they fret but upon reunion they seek contact. |
Avoidant Attachment | Child does not seek contact with parent as they come and go, doesn't explore much. |
Ambivalent Attachment | Child doesn't stray far from parent, upon separation they will panic, upon reunion they will be angry. |
Disorganized Attachment | Child does not fall into a predictable pattern of behavior. (They haven't learned how to process properly.) |
Permissive Parenting | Parent seeks friendship with child; low expectations & high warmth. |
Uninvolved/Neglectful Parenting | Parent seeks nothing from child; low expectations & low warmth. |
Authoritarian Parenting | Parent seeks control over child (like "totalitarian"); high expectations & low warmth. |
Authoritative Parenting | Parent seeks productive connection with child; high expectations & high warmth. |
Parenting (Definition) | Guiding a child into adulthood and society. |
Attachment (Definition) | An emotional tie with another person. |
Authoritative (Example) | Margaret sets her daughter's curfew at 9. When her daughter asks for 9:30, they have a conversation about it, and maybe find an understanding. |
Authoritarian (Example) | Joan sets her son's curfew at 9. When he asks for 9:30, she harshly scolds him for asking, and keeps it at 9. |
Permissive (Example) | Dan sets his daughter's curfew at 11. When she comes home at 3, they have a fun conversation about the great time she had. |
Uninvolved/Neglectful (Example) | Barth doesn't set a curfew for his son, instead checking in once every few days just to make sure he's alive. |