8 Things to Know About Permissive Parenting Style
5. Often seem more like a friend, rather than a parent
The parents and the kids behave like they are friends than a parent and a kid. They believe in the equality of the parent and the kid and do not believe the parent has more power over the kid because they are bringing them up.
6. Instead of using punishment and rules
the resort to bribery to get their kids to behave at times .Bribery may include promises of a trip or gifts and toys.
7. Children raised by permissive parents often lack self-discipline and sometimes have poor social skills
Since they are raised without much pressure to obey rules and are not taught how to behave in public, they often lack self-discipline and sometime do not have great social skills. This however is not true of all kids raised by permissive parents.
8. Since they get most of what they want without much trouble, they grow up to be self-involved and demanding
Unless they grow up with the siblings and have to share stuff ad space, they usually grow up to be self-involved and demanding.
Sometimes the way these kids are raised also reflects in their school life. They expected to be treated the same way at school and are shocked and disappointed when not treated the same way. As a result they have adjustment problems. They are also academically less motivated and excel less than other kids in school.
