What is your parenting style?

Dear Parent!

We understand that parenting is not an easy task. And you may often find yourself wondering about the best way to deal with your child. This quiz is designed to help you understand your style of parenting.

Please read the instructions carefully before you begin.
Read all the options for each question first before making your choice.
Try not to spend too much time on one question.
Use your gut and instinct and stick with the answer that seems most fitting overall.

Answer according to how you actually perceive things rather than the way that you would want to see things or that you think is the 'correct' way to see things.

Let's begin.

Please read the instructions carefully before you begin.
Read all the options for each question first before making your choice.
Try not to spend too much time on one question.
Use your gut and instinct and stick with the answer that seems most fitting overall.

Answer according to how you actually perceive things rather than the way that you would want to see things or that you think is the 'correct' way to see things.

Let's begin.

You find out that your 16-year old child has a love interest at school. What do you do?

Let the child do as they please

Ask her about it without being intrusive

You cannot have them do anything without your permission. You will demand every detail

You are curious but you know your child will find it intrusive

You have a pounding headache and your kids have a holiday at school. Excited about their day off they are running around the house making noise. What do you do?

I take a painkiller and let them run around

I shout at them to stop and ask them to go to their room to play quietly

I try to explain the situation but don't push them if they don't listen

I try to explain and discipline them if they don't listen

Your child needs to clean their room, but he has to go play with his friends at 9:00 am tomorrow. What do you do?

I tell my son he needs to clean his room sometime today or stay in tomorrow until it's done.

I clean it myself.

I let him have his messy room - he's the one who has to sleep in it.

I tell him he needs to clean his room before he goes anywhere - but in the end I'd still allow him to go on the condition that he cleans it when he gets back.

Your child has been acting up recently at school. This is your second call from their teacher that he/she/they have been hitting other children on the playground. What is your reaction?

I discipline them and have a talk with them about treating others as they would wish to be treated.

She/He/They are probably just going through a phase - punishing will only make it worse.

I get very upset with them. I give them double the punishment since this is the second time.

She/He/They are just playing, and it's not a big deal.

Your daughter borrows your phone for a school project and promises that she will keep it safe. When she returns it, it is broken and she says her friend dropped it. However, later you discover that it was her who broke it as there was water in your phone, indicating that she spoiled it and now she is lying. What do you do?

I scold her for breaking my phone and punish her for lying.

I let it go, it was an accident.

I ask her gently and explain to her firmly that there will be consequences for lying

I ask her if she's certain that that's what happened, and if she continues lying, I punish her and lecture her about the importance of telling the truth.

Your child just lost her/his/their pet and she/he/they are very upset about it. What do you do?

I will tell her/him/them we can pick a new pet.

I take this as an opportunity to talk about death, mourning and moving on while not forgetting.

Death is a part of life. She/he/they need to buck up and be strong.

I step in guide her/him/them and comfort her/him/them.

You have just baked a cake for some guests and asked your child to not eat it. Your child eats it anyway and later lies to you about eating it. You know she/he/them have eaten it because there is chocolate on her/his/their mouth. What do you do?

She/he/they are so cute. Where's my camera?

I shout at her/him/them and punish her/him/them for lying

I tell her/him/them calmly but assertively that she should tell the truth because lying will have consequences

I just don't care about it

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