Which parenting style is often described as loving and indulgent with few guidelines?

• A. Authoritative
• B. Authoritarian
• C. Permissive
• D. Uninvolved

Answer: (C)

Understanding how warmth toward a child combines with rules helps explain why this description fits one parenting approach. Permissive parenting is marked by high warmth and indulgence with few guidelines. Parents in this style are loving and accommodating, give a lot of freedom, and enforce few rules or consequences. Because of the limited structure, children may feel emotionally supported but can struggle with self-discipline and following through on responsibilities. In contrast, authoritative parenting blends warmth with clear, consistent limits; authoritarian parenting emphasizes control and obedience with less warmth; and uninvolved parenting is distant, offering little warmth or guidance. So the description of being loving and indulgent with few guidelines points to the permissive style.