Essay on Parenting Styles and Its Effects Parents and their parenting style play an important role in the development of their child. In fact, many childhood experts suggest that parenting style can influence a child's social, cognitive, and psychological development that impacts not only the childhood years, but also extends throughout adult life. This is because a child's development occurs through a series of stimuli, interactions and exchanges that surround him. And since parents are generally a permanent presence in a child's life, they will likely play a significant role in the child's positive or negative development (Gur 25). There are four main types of parenting styles. This includes (1) authoritative parenting, (2) authoritarian, (3) indulgent parenting, and (4) neglectful parenting. Authoritative parenting is a type of parenting style that is both demanding and responsive. It is often called assertive democrat mainly because parents encourage their children to be independent, but at the same time they tend to set limits and...