
#researcher_name #study_name study on parenting delineated two factors that determine your parenting style - the amount of Warmth, and the amount of Boundaries. 

These two axes give us our Four Parenting styles - Authoritarian, Neglectful, Permissive and Authoritative.

Let's explore these in a little more depth. 

The Authoritarian Parenting Style: Defined by its low Warmth and high Boundaries, the Authoritarian Parent dictates rules for their child without explanation or collaboration. Typical phrases might include "My house, my rules", "If you don't like it, you should move out", and "Children should be seen, not heard". Authoritarian parents usually were brought up under an Authoritarian Parenting style, and often lack skills to deal with both nurturing their children and the stress of life as a parent. 

Authoritarian parenting is what we call a  Risk Factor - it will increase the likelihood of negative outcomes, but not necessarily result in them. Protective factors can reduce the risk to the child, and there are many protective factors and risk factors alike #link_to_module_that_lists_protective_and_risk_factors. The following description of outcomes will not describe every child of an authoritarian parent, but rather the outcomes that become more likely under an authoritarian parent.

Outcomes on Authoritarian parenting tend to be good in the short-term, but detrimental in the long-term. Children of authoritarian parents often suffer from mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and burnout. They may struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance, to relax at the end of the day, to bring warmth to their relationships, or to manage stress. 
This can lead to health issues such as insomnia, chronic pain, teeth grinding and muscle tension. They can also develop issues with Executive Functioning, the ability to organise and start tasks, leading to procrastination, struggles with delivering on promises, difficulties in achieving simple goals, and difficulties in maintaining ,minimal self-grooming and tidy spaces.

In their relationships, children of authoritarian parents may find themselves developing maladaptive attachment styles, difficulties with accepting nuance around boundaries, black-and-white thinking, excessive use of ultimatums, fear, withdrawal and isolative tendencies. They may also become extreme in terms of behavioural control; either hypervigilant of their or others' behaviour. or extremely dismissive of how their behaviour impacts others.

They are also more prone to developing an extreme parenting style - with either a mimic of their parent's style, or a swing to the complete opposite end, with low boundaries and high warmth - the Permissive style. It's important to address these knock-on affects of an authoritarian parent, so that the individual can live a normal life.

Neglectful: no warmth, no Boundaries.  Absentee parent, too busy for the kid, not caring or nurturing. Needs unmet

Permissive: High warmth, no Boundaries. The 'fun' parent, can cause drug & alcohol abuse in the future as the parent does not encourage responsibility and restraint. 

Authoritative: High Warmth, High Boundaries. Boundaries are negotiated with the child's input, at a level appropriate for the child's age. Keeps time for the kid, explains boundaries & helps teach them / walk them through how to manage their emotions.

