Parenting Style Assessment

This self-assessment by Dr. Gottman from "Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child" will help you understand your parenting style.

This assessment explores four distinct parenting styles:

• Emotion Coaching: Validates emotions and helps children learn
• Dismissing: Downplays or ignores children's emotions
• Disapproving: Criticizes or punishes emotional expressions
• Laissez-Faire: Accepts emotions but provides little guidance

The assessment asks questions about your feelings regarding sadness, fear, and anger—both in yourself and in your children. Please answer honestly based on what feels closest to your beliefs. There are 81 questions total.