Parental Demandingness refers to the rules which the parent has in place for their child's behavior, the expectations for their children to comply with these rules, and the level of repercussions that follow if those rules are broken. Through her studies Baumrind identified three initial parenting styles: Authoritative parenting, authoritarian parenting and permissive parenting.
Parental Demandingness involves the norms parents set for children's behavior, the standards they impose on their kids to comply with these rules, and the consequences that follow if those rules are not followed. Baumrind categorized three primary parenting styles based on her research: Authoritative parenting, authoritarian parenting, and permissive parenting.