Parenting/child-rearing styles are unique and individualized as is the number of people caring for children. However, there are four main styles that were identified as most common among American families according to psychologist Diane Baumrind and later expanded upon by Eleanor Maccoby and John Martin. Style was determined based on caregiver ratings of responsiveness and demands (expectations). The styles are: Permissive, Authoritative and Authoritative and Uninvolved. Permissive caregiving is a child-rearing style identified by two key traits: nurturing and a reluctance to impose limits or boundaries on a child. Permissive caregivers tend to want to be a friend or friend and not an authority figure. Permissive caregivers attempt to develop and shape a child with love, nurturance, and the belief that a child has the right to make his or her own choices regardless of the potential outcome. Permissiveness allows for a wide range of self-regulation. This can be tricky as healthcare workers interact in a friendly and non-authoritarian manner. Children are essentially left free to form their own ideas and opinions about what is good for them. This theory believes that expectations are: the child will self-regulate according to the norms and maturity of an adult. It's not always like this. Children cared for in this style are often unprepared to make positive or informed decisions when faced with moral, ethical, or appropriate choices. Children raised with a permissive style are at greater risk of: Self-centeredness, inability to show compassion or concern for others. Children raised permissively tend to be unruly, question authority, and generally do not conform in a group setting. Permissive children cannot adapt to routine, au......middle of paper......-. Retrieved from http://www.amsciepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/pr0.1995.77.3.819Beaty, J. J. (2014). Observe the development of the young child. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.Bredekamp, ​​S., & Copple, C. (1997). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children. Marion, M. (2011). Orientation of young children. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.NCBI. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791524/Permissive parenting: a scientific guide to parenting research. (n.d.). Permissive parenting: A guide for the science-conscious parent. Retrieved from http://www.parentingscience.com/permissive-parenting.htmlTypes of Parenting Styles. (n.d.). Types of parenting styles. Retrieved from http://www.the-positive-parenting-centre.com/types_of_parenting_styles.html