When All of His Buddies Call Home to Tell Their

question 87

Multiple Choice

When all of his buddies call home to tell their parents they will be getting home late from the game, Adam doesn't bother, saying "My mom and dad are too busy to care about me. They don't care how late I'm out-in fact, they never even ask where I'm going." If Adam is right, what type of parenting style are his parents exhibiting?

• A) an indifferent-uninvolved parenting style
• B) an authoritarian parenting style
• C) an indulgent-permissive parenting style
• D) an authoritative parenting style

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