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Then so is rayiner, as far as I can tell. Not allowing your children to run around with other children outside is authoritarian, not authoritative.

• rayiner 14y ago
  I wasn't talking about the "running around" I was talking about the "being kids" rather than "mini adults." As used in the article, the distinction between "authoritarian" and "authoritative" is a cold versus warm distinction, not a "directed" versus "undirected" distinction.
  • jlgreco 14y ago
    Isn't not allowing your children to run around with other kids a specific case of not allowing your children to "be kids" but rather requiring them to be "mini adults"?
    • rayiner 14y ago
      So what you said is that if you don't let your kids run around, that's authoritarian parenting, not authoritative parenting. Which I'll concede is true. I will also concede as true that not letting your kids run around is a specific case of not letting them "be kids" but requiring them to be "mini adults." However, that does not mean that requiring your kids to be "mini adults" is a sign of authoritarian parenting rather than authoritative parenting, for the obvious reason that you can require your children to generally act like "mini adults" while also letting them play once in awhile.