Part 1
Because I Said So
When a child asks 'why?' and the authoritarian parent treats the question itself as disobedience.
A three-part series exploring the major parenting styles through recognizable everyday moments. From the authoritarian 'because I said so' to the permissive parent who gives everything, to the gentle parent navigating a public tantrum, this series shows what each approach looks like in practice -- and what it teaches the child underneath.
When a child asks 'why?' and the authoritarian parent treats the question itself as disobedience.
When a permissive parent cannot bear their child's discomfort and removes every boundary, leaving the child running the household.
When a parent tries gentle parenting in a grocery store and discovers that validating feelings does not mean surrendering to chaos.