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What’s Your Parenting Style? Take Our Quiz
1. When your child breaks a rule...
A. I remind them what we agreed on, talk it through, and follow up with consequences if needed.
B. I lay down firm consequences - they need to understand rules are rules.
C. I try to understand the situation and often help smooth things over.
D. I let them learn from the experience and try not to intervene too much.
2. When setting rules in your home, you...
A. Involve your child in the process and talk about the reason behind expectations.
B. Decide what makes sense for your family and expect your child to follow through.
C. Prefer to be flexible and adjust as things come up.
D. Focus more on keeping your child safe and avoid situations that could lead to conflict.
3. If your child wants to go to a party where alcohol might be present, you...
A. Discuss the situation, talk about expectations, and make sure they have a plan.
B. Say no - you don't want them exposed to that environment.
C. Trust them to make their own choices and hope they'll come to you if there's a problem.
D. Step in to ensure it's safe, maybe by calling other adults or offering to help supervise.
4. How do you usually handle decision-making with your child?
A. Provide guidance but give them space to build strong decision-making skills of their own.
B. Step in when necessary - they're not always ready to make the right call.
C. Let them take the lead and support from the background.
D. Often help manage things directly to make sure they go smoothly.
5. When your child expresses frustration with your rules, you...
A. Listen and explain your reasoning, even if the rules stay in place.
B. Reinforce the rules - you set them for a reason.
C. Try to stay open and may change course to avoid tension.
D. Reassure them and try to ease their frustration by solving the issue.
6. How often do you talk with your child about alcohol, drugs, or other risky behaviors?
A. Regularly, with openness and curiosity.
B. Occasionally, especially when something comes up.
C. When they bring it up or there's a reason to.
D. Not often - I focus on protecting them from those situations instead.
7. When your child makes a mistake, what's your gut response?
A. Stay calm, talk it through, and follow up with consequences if needed.
B. Address it right away with clear discipline
C. Let it go unless it becomes a pattern.
D. Step in to help fix things and reduce their stress.
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