Impact of Parenting Style on Children

Abstract

The community, and especially the family, affects children’s academic learning. Parents influence children’s current and future learning behaviors. Numerous studies have demonstrated a relationship between parenting style and children’s behavioral problems such as antisocial behaviors and delinquency, so the modification of parenting styles could have a positive impact on the interactions between parents and children. In the literature on children’s learning, parental influence has long been recognized as an important aspect of research, but parent-related factors are mostly unknown. In particular, a factor that can affect parents’ attitudes and children’s views of learning is parenting style. Therefore, this study aims to examine children’s knowledge of learning utilizing a parenting styles’ perspective. The determining role of demographic characteristics in academic learning skills is critical and is investigated in this study. Through interviews, children’s familiarity with parenting style was assessed. Results indicated that older children and those with higher socioeconomic status had better skills in this field. The results also showed that parents could improve their children’s ability of learning by less use of inconsistent discipline and corporal punishments. Parental negligence, contradictory use of corporal punishment, and nonuse of positive behaviors are some factors which are most likely related to children’s outcome of learning. The findings of this study can guide parents and assist relevant authorities to implement policies to more effectively train young children by developing practical and targeted resources.