Biblical and Practical Thoughts on Parenting, Part 23: What’s Your Parenting Style?
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As we continue our series on parenting, this love comparison chart serves as a helpful tool in discerning your parenting style. This is adapted from by Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Gary Sibcy.
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Parents Who Give Healthy Love |
Parents Who Overprotect |
Parents Who Overcontrol |
Parents Who Overindulge |
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Nurture kids to be unique |
Nurture kids to be safe |
Nurture kids to be perfect |
Nurture kids to be entitled |
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Are respectful and supportive |
Lack respect and are overly supportive |
Lack respect for their child |
Are overly supportive |
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Are kind and firm |
Are kind, not firm |
Are firm, not kind |
Are kind, not firm |
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View mistakes as opportunities to learn |
Allow no opportunity for mistakes |
Allow no opportunity for mistakes |
Believe mistakes do not matter |
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Practice collaborative problem solving |
Believe their kids can’t learn to make good decisions |
Consider only the parent’s will |
Consider only the child’s will |
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Believe children are a gift from God |
Believe children are a fragile extension of themselves |
Believe children are an investment |
Believe children are an expense |
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Teach living skills |
Teach fearfulness |
Teach drivenness |
Teach laziness |
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Teach balance of grace and biblical truth |
Teach that the world is dangerous |
Teach a theology of works and performance |
Teach pride and selfishness |
