Parenting Style Quiz: What's Your Parenting Style?

1. Cleaning up after my child is my responsibility.

Always

Sometimes

Never

2. Do you let your child make his or her own decisions?

Always

Sometimes

Never

3. Do you believe it is important for a child to be responsible for his or her actions and choices?

Always

Sometimes

Never

4. Do you give in to your child's tantrums?

Always

Sometimes

Never

5. Do you tell your kids what to do instead of letting make their own decisions?

Always

Sometimes

Never

6. Are you a firm believer in punishments?

Always

Sometimes

Never

7. Are you constantly telling your child how to behave?

Always

Sometimes

Never

8. When your child is faced with a challenge or problem, do you allow them to handle it, offering assistance only when asked?

Always

Sometimes

Never

9. Do you allow your child's problems to be his or her problems?

Always

Sometimes

Never

10. Do you and your child work as a team?

Always

Sometimes

Never

11. Do you handle everything for your child, allowing them to do as they please?

Always

Sometimes

Never

12. Do you issue orders to your child rather than explain boundaries?

Always

Sometimes

Never

13. A fight has broken out between your children. You:

Ask, beg and plead for them to stop.

Tell them they can continue to argue outside and that they can come in when they've resolved the argument.

Threaten to punish them if they don't stop - right NOW.

14. I let appropriate consequences teach lessons.

Always

Sometimes

Never

15. At the dinner table:

My child eats his or her food - period.

My child gets whatever he wants to eat.

My child gets what he gets and can choose to eat it or not.