Shift in Parenting Style

Parenting style refers to the combination of attitudes, practices, and emotional climate that parents create when interacting with their child. This paper aims to compare the parenting style of parents in the present generation with the previous generation. Interview method was used to gather data for this qualitative research from 20 participants chosen by convenience sampling. Authoritarian style was predominant in the earlier generation. But the present generation parenting style revolves around authoritative or permissive majorly and neglectful in some cases. It has also witnessed a shift in focus aspects from behaviour, values and discipline of the child to academics, success and achievements of the child.