Tag Archives: styles

What kind of homeschooler are you?

The questions I’m most frequently asked by new homeschoolers, or by people who are considering homeschooling, are: “How do you know your style? There are so many resources and methods available. How do I decide what kind of homeschooler I am?” I’m afraid there are no easy answers to those questions. So much depends on your personal philosophy of education, your style of teaching (or what you predict your style will be), your children’s learning styles, and your state’s laws. Some of us don’t know what kind of homeschooler we’ll be until we’ve been doing it awhile. But, there are … Continue reading →

Permissive Parenting: An Overview

Permissive parents believe that showing their child love and feeling loved, in return, is the ultimate goal in parenting. Permissive parents tend to avoid conflict at any cost. Discipline and limits are often missing from the permissive household. Permissive parents do love their children and are highly bonded to their children. They believe the key to their child’s heart is to relate to their child as a peer instead of as a parent. Rules, if they exist at all, are inconsistent at best. If a permissive parent needs a child to act on a rule or expectation, often times the … Continue reading →

Authoritative Parenting: An Overview

Authoritative parents believe in developing a close and nurturing relationship with their children while also upholding and maintaining a reasonably high level of expectations and rules or guidelines. While the most difficult to accomplish, an authoritative parenting style is the healthiest and most well-balanced style in which to raise children. Authoritative parents develop clear and fair behavioral guidelines for their children. These guidelines are age appropriate and flexible, taking into consideration special circumstances, personality styles and changes that might occur. In other words, they are clear and consistent, but not rigid. The Authoritative parent is a good listener and respects … Continue reading →