Permissive parents believe that showing their child love and feeling loved, in return, is the ultimate goal in parenting. Permissive parents tend to avoid conflict at any cost. Discipline and limits are often missing from the permissive household. Permissive parents do love their children and are highly bonded to their children. They believe the key to their child’s heart is to relate to their child as a peer instead of as a parent. Rules, if they exist at all, are inconsistent at best. If a permissive parent needs a child to act on a rule or expectation, often times the … Continue reading →