You and your spouse want to use a consistent style of parenting in raising your son. Your spouse was raised in an authoritarian home where the children did as they were told without questioning

You were raised in an authoritative home in which your parents had firm rules, but they could be flexible about these rules. Based on what you know about the outcomes of children from authoritarian and authoritative homes, which style of parenting would be the best for you and your spouse to choose? Explain your answer.
What will be an ideal response?

A good answer will be similar to the following:
The authoritative style of parenting is consistently associated with positive developmental outcomes. Children of authoritative parents have higher self-esteem, are more self-reliant, and get into the least trouble at school. In contrast, children of authoritarian parents have lower grades in school, have lower self-esteem, are less self-reliant, and are less skilled socially. Based on the research, authoritative parenting is the best style of parenting to choose.
- However, if they live in a neighborhood where violence, drugs, and crime are commonplace, authoritarian parenting may actually protect the children.