Four basic styles of parentingaccording to the classification devised by Maccoby and Martin (1983) and basedon the original work by Baumrind (1966).  

See Differential parenting, Interaction, Intuitive parenting, Maternal responsiveness, Parenting, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Self-esteem

* Baumrind, D.(1966). Effects of authoritative parental control on child behavior, ChildDevelopment, 37, 887-907. 

** Maccoby, E.E., & Martin, J.A.(1983). Socialization in the context of the family: Parent–child interaction.In P. Mussen & E.M. Hetherington (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology:Socialization, personality, and social development (Vol. 4, pp. 1–101). NewYork: Wiley.