Imagine a parent went into the bathroom, and while he or she was in there, his/her two-year-old climbed out of the playpen, reached for the kitchen counter, and in the process of grabbing a cookie, knocked the cookie jar to the floor. 1. Choose one of the four parenting styles below and describe how that parenting style would handle this specific situation.
authoritative style
authoritarian style
permissive style
uninvolved style
2. How might the way in which this parent handled the situation affect the child’s development?
3. Finally, if this same parenting style were applied consistently throughout this child’s childhood, what type of attachment do you predict the child will form with his or her parent?