Authoritative vs. authoritarian parenting: How your discipline style shapes your child’s future

Are you the “Do your homework now, or no playing at all” kind of parent? Or are you the “Finish your homework first, then you can play” type?

There’s a great difference between authoritative vs. authoritarian parenting. One firm, yet warm. And the other is more of a no-negotiation approach.

“We parents, we have this unbelievable quality of loving these children, where our love knows no bounds, where our love for our children is unparalleled,” says Dr. Shefali Tsabary, a clinical psychologi...