Which Style of Parent Are You? Take this quick quiz to find out what type of parent you are. 1.Your child hits another child at play group. You would . . . tell your child it is wrong to hit, make him apologize and give him a time out. get angry and take your child home. ignore them and just let them work it out. 2.Your daughter and her friends have made a mess in the playroom and now want to go out to play. You . . . tell the friends to go home and make your daughter clean up the mess alone. let them go out and play while you clean up the mess yourself. explain they can go out after the room is cleaned up, then help them clean up. 3.You find out your teen son has been visiting pornographic sites on the internet. You . . . Remove the internet connection on the computer and yell at your son for making you remove the connection. Say nothing because he is just being a normal teen boy. Tell your son what you know, discuss the negative consequences of viewing porn and work on a plan to help him stop viewing porn. 4.It is bedtime and your daughter wants to sleep with you because she is afraid of the dark. You . . . comfort her, take her to her bed and let her know you will check up on her later. let her sleep wherever she is comfortable. tell her to grow up and get in bed immediately. 5.Your son threatens to throw a tantrum if you don’t buy him a candy bar at the checkout. You . . . buy him the candy bar. threaten to lose your temper if he acts out. tell him no, explaining that you will give him a special treat at another time. 6.Your kids are making so much noise you can’t watch your TV show. You . . . go over to your children, firmly remind them that you expect them to be respectful of others in the family, and ask them how they plan to respect your desire to hear the television. yell at them to be quiet, and turn up the television. wish they would stop but say nothing. 7.Your son hasn’t done his chores. You . . . do them yourself to avoid another conflict. force him to do them immediately. remind him that his privileges are taken away until the chores are satisfactorily completed. 8.Your daughter wants to stay up past her bedtime to text with her friends. You . . . tell her to go to bed – NOW! let her stay up. recognize that it is nice to chat with her buddies but tell her, it is bedtime and she needs to log off. 9.Your son talks back. You . . . tell him he is disrespectful and give him a timeout. wash his mouth out with soap. walk away, fuming. 10.The main goal of parenting is to . . . raise children that respect themselves and others and know how to make moral choices. raise children that are happy. raise children that are obedient and respect your authority. Thanks for your time. Please check your email for result.
