What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style? - parents try to control the child's behaviors and

attitudes through unquestioned rules and expectations

What is an authoriatitive parenting style? - also known as democratic, parents direct the child's behavior

by setting rules and explaining the reson for each rule setting

What is passive parenting? - parents are uninvolved, indifferent, and emotionally removed

A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working with families for a

group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse include when discussing the

developmental theory?

A. describes that stress is inevitable

B. emphasizes that change with one member affects the entire family

C. provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress

D. Defines consistencies in how families change - D

A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will improve communication.

The nurse heads one parent states "my son knows he better do what I say". Which of the parenting

styles is he exhibiting?

A. Authoritarian

B. Permissive

C. Authroitative