The Impacts of Different Parenting Styles on Children's Academic Success

Tiantong Li

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.KM28207

Communications in Humanities ResearchOpen access

The Impacts of Different Parenting Styles on Children's Academic Success

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The Impacts of Different Parenting Styles on Children's Academic Success

Tiantong Li ^1*

¹ Shawnigan Lake School

^*Corresponding author: tli@shawnigan.ca

Published on 23 October 2025

CHR Vol.89

ISSN (Print): 2753-7072

ISSN (Online): 2753-7064

ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-459-5

ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-460-1

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Abstract

It is commonly acknowledged that children's academic achievement is significantly impacted by parenting approaches and overall development. There is a heated discussion on how parents' practices influence kids' academic success since it is hard to measure these effects as quantity. This study focuses on how parental involvement shapes a child's graduation rates, test scores, school attendance and study motivation, and explores the impact of four parenting approaches: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved on children's academic success. This Research adopts a literature review approach, and synthesizes findings from multiple studies to identify patterns and relationships between parenting practices and educational performance. According to the data, authoritative parents strike a balance between warmth and clear expectations, and are most frequently associated with higher degrees, increased academic achievement, and stronger drive. On the other hand, authoritarian parenting is linked to poorer critical thinking abilities and lower self-esteem, but it also frequently results in compliance. Children's academic growth is sometimes negatively impacted by permissive and disengaged parenting methods since these approaches often lack the structure, discipline, and oversight required for long-term success. The degree of engagement in children's education is influenced by a number of factors, including parental stress, cultural background, socioeconomic situation, and education level.

Keywords:

Parenting styles, parental involvement, academic success, authoritative parenting, permissive parenting

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Li,T. (2025). The Impacts of Different Parenting Styles on Children's Academic Success. Communications in Humanities Research,89,42-47.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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