What kind of parent are you?

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Would you like to find what kind of parent you are? It's important to know because you can hurt your child's chances in life through your parenting style. This quiz has four different types of parents, of course there are more. However, this is a good way to determine your level of comfort and trust with your child, also known as your parenting style.

1/21 What do you do about vetting your child's friends?

I like to get to know them, their parents and their academic record before approving them

I will try and be as friendly as possible so I can get a take on what they are like

They can choose their own friends, just don't expect me to talk to them

Whoever they want to hang out with is fine by me
2/21 How would you react if your child asked for a pet?

No, they take up enough room in the house themselves already

I might allow it if they could prove beyond doubt that they could be responsible for it

I might allow it once we have had a thorough family discussion about it

Of course, I can always look after it if they get bored

We already have a pet
3/21 What sort of curfew do you impose on your child on weekends?

Strictly 10 PM, not a second later

It's flexible, depending on what they want to do

They don't have a curfew, I'll always be staying up for them

They can come in when they like, provided they don't wake me
4/21 Your child is brought home by the cops after committing a minor misdemeanor. What's your reaction?

You're grounded for the foreseeable future

You're grounded until you can explain yourself

You're grounded until the weekend

Why do you give me all this trouble?
5/21 What's the deal in your household when it comes to siblings sharing?

I have a strict rota which obviates any argument

We have regular family meetings to discuss a fair system

None of my children have to share, I make sure they each have one of everything

Pretty much survival of the fittest
6/21 Your child is 16. They want to go on vacation with friends instead of you. What do you do?

It's out of the question, they can do that when they're adults

I will suggest that the friends come with us, maybe staying in a separate cabin/hotel room

I'll let them go and pay for a good hotel so they will be safer

If they can pay for themselves, then good luck
7/21 How much input into general family life does your child have?

None. My house, my rules

Their opinions are as important as everyone else's

They pretty much run the place

I don't care about input into "family life" because we don't really have "family life"
8/21 Your child has decided they want to give up music lessons in the middle of the paid session. What do you say?

Out of the question; they have to stick the course

I would try to persuade them to keep going

If they don't enjoy it, they don't have to do it

I wouldn't have my child in music lessons to start with
9/21 How much influence do you have on the way your child dresses?

I insist that they wear what I regard as appropriate clothes

We negotiate about the sort of outfits they wear

I pretty much buy them whatever they want

If they can afford it, they can wear it
10/21 How does your child generally get around, apart from the school bus?

I drive them everywhere so I can keep tabs on what they're doing

I encourage them to walk or ride their bicycle, to be independent

I act as an on-demand taxi service

I have no idea; it's not my business
11/21 What sort of allowance do you give your child?

An exact sum, and there are no advances available

A flexible sum, depending on what they can justify

I give them whatever they want

I give them food and board, why do they need more?
12/21 Your child has reached driving age and wants to borrow the car. What do you say?

Absolutely not, they can wait to drive until they can afford their own car

As long as I had been out with them and seen that they were capable of being responsible

Once they reach driving age I plan on buying them their own car immediately

Absolutely not, I never know when I might need it
13/21 How far away from the house do you let your child play?

They have to stay in the front yard

I'd like them to stay in our street

I take them wherever they'd like to go

I don't monitor it
14/21 What do you think your child would say about you to their friends?

Man, they are strict!

They are fair

I've got them wrapped around my little finger

Who are you talking about?
15/21 What would your reaction be if your child wanted to get a part time job?

They can, provided I have vetted their employer

They can, if I think there is a good reason for it

They don't need to, I'll just increase their allowance

They can, provided I don't have to do anything
16/21 How do you control your child's Internet use?

I have a strict filter on the computer and they are only allowed to use it in the same room as me

I have some filters on the computer and we have talked about what is and isn't appropriate to look at

I don't know how they use it, they have their own computer and their own unfiltered account

There's nothing to control. I don't allow them to use MY computer
17/21 What are your rules about your child's homework?

I insist it is done in silence as soon as they get home

I make sure it's done, providing them with help/other resources if necessary

They can decide if it's interesting enough to do

If they do it, great, if not they will have to face the music
18/21 You suspect your underage child has got ahold of a false ID and maybe drinking. What do you do?

Go through their clothes and follow them when they go out

Sit them down and ask them to tell you the truth. Then, if they come clean, work through it together

Worry, but kids will be kids

Make sure my liquor is safely locked away
19/21 Your teen is playing their awful music intolerably loud. What might you do about it?

Turn off their music and don't allow them to turn it back on

Explain to them about considering others and politely ask them to turn it down

Put in some earplugs and try to wait it out

Turn up my own music louder
20/21 It's time for your child to choose a college. Where are they going to go?

My old college. Period.

We'll choose the best college for their needs, together

I don't mind where they go as long as it is relatively close to home

If they've reached college age, how are they still my responsibility?
21/21 Your child's room looks like a pigsty! What are you going to do about it?

Lock the door and don't let them out until it is tidy

Insist they tidy it, but offer a reward for doing so

Tidy it up yourself

Say nothing, if they want to live in that mess it's up to them

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What kind of parent are you?

1/21 What do you do about vetting your child's friends?

2/21 How would you react if your child asked for a pet?

3/21 What sort of curfew do you impose on your child on weekends?

4/21 Your child is brought home by the cops after committing a minor misdemeanor. What's your reaction?

5/21 What's the deal in your household when it comes to siblings sharing?

6/21 Your child is 16. They want to go on vacation with friends instead of you. What do you do?

7/21 How much input into general family life does your child have?

8/21 Your child has decided they want to give up music lessons in the middle of the paid session. What do you say?

9/21 How much influence do you have on the way your child dresses?

10/21 How does your child generally get around, apart from the school bus?

11/21 What sort of allowance do you give your child?

12/21 Your child has reached driving age and wants to borrow the car. What do you say?

13/21 How far away from the house do you let your child play?

14/21 What do you think your child would say about you to their friends?

15/21 What would your reaction be if your child wanted to get a part time job?

16/21 How do you control your child's Internet use?

17/21 What are your rules about your child's homework?

18/21 You suspect your underage child has got ahold of a false ID and maybe drinking. What do you do?

19/21 Your teen is playing their awful music intolerably loud. What might you do about it?

20/21 It's time for your child to choose a college. Where are they going to go?

21/21 Your child's room looks like a pigsty! What are you going to do about it?