Parenting Styles Parenting is a challenge for most people and is probably the most important job in the world. Parenting involves love, care and, of course, discipline for the child. Good parenting helps children promote emotional and physical health by giving them motivation, good manners and good moral values. Most children learn from what they see and if they see good things at home, that's what they will remember. There are so many parenting styles out there, but ultimately it's up to parents to choose how they want to parent their children. In the case of Mr. and Mrs. Harsh-Heart on parenting styles, they chose to focus on strict discipline, rules and harsh consequences, even resulting in spanking. This is known as authoritarian parenting. Then, we have Mr. and Mrs. Easy-Going and they don't involve punishment because they believe in natural consequences so that their children can learn a lesson on their own here and there. This type of parenting is known as permissive parenting. Although these families have two totally different ways of raising their children, each has advantages and disadvantages. In authoritarian parenting styles the parent is very demanding and expects the child to behave according to established standards. Some disadvantages are that the parent punishes without explaining why he shouldn't do it again and in the end no lesson is learned. This can result in the child never learning what they should, or if they learn they become overbearing just like their parents. Children going through this period may develop psychological problems such as anxiety and depression more quickly and may develop self-esteem. A survey was conducted on authoritarian parenting and it was found that middle-aged... middle-aged Americans... make money and know they won't make the same mistake again. In summary, parents decide how they want to raise their children. In an authoritarian or permissive parenting style or in any other way they believe it is right because ultimately it is their choice. Even though they both have their differences, ultimately they both want the same answer, which is children who will listen to them and respect them. Whether it is ethical or not, parents choose the discipline they give. Just like Mr. and Mrs. Harsh-Heart and Mr. and Mrs. Easy-Going we saw that they both wanted to reach the same conclusion even though they were using two very different techniques. Works CitedBee, Helen L., Paul A. Johnson, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. Lifespan development. Toronto: Allyn & Bacon, 2003. Print. “Permissive parenting”. Parenting styles for new parents. Np, 2014. Web. 30 March 2014