Parenting Styles

The subject of raising children has been much researched over the last few decades, and among the issues involved is parenting styles. In the early stages of childhood, children always need someone to support them. Most of the time, this support and teaching is passed on by parents or carers, and this set of attitudes adopted by parents is called parenting style. Parental style is defined by the combination of attitudes of discipline and emotional support in relationships with children. The study of parenting styles makes it possible to investigate the relationship between parents and children and avoids the risk of misinterpretations regarding associations between isolated aspects of parental coexistence. The study focused on national scientific production on parenting styles, constituting an exploratory and descriptive literature review. They were subdivided into 10 categories. These were Adolescence, Scales and measures in the different theories of parenting styles, Violence, Pathologies, Professional Indecision, School Context, Social Skills, Parenting Practices, Positive Coping Strategies and Family Configuration.