{"id":438,"date":"2022-04-20T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T11:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelpictures.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2023-02-14T17:28:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:28:10","slug":"movies-permissive-parenting-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelpictures.com\/screenwriting\/movies-permissive-parenting-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Movies That Show Permissive Parenting (Examples of Clueless Parents)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Permissive Parenting is one of the four parenting styles<\/a> (the others are Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Neglectful). It is primarily characterized by high responsiveness and low demandingness. Permissive parents are those who are very responsive to their child’s emotional needs but failed to set and enforce rules.<\/p>\n

They act more like friends to their children instead of being authority figures. They would willingly sacrifice their own expense to keep their children happy. Permissive parents also tend to avoid conflict with their children and will immediately give in to their children’s demands. They let their children do what they want, and offer only very limited guidance.<\/p>\n

This type of parenting may seem ideal for the kids. However, experts observed that permissive parenting may have negative effects on the children such as: the inability to self-regulate, worse social skills, worse academic performance, more prone to substance and alcohol abuse, and more impulsive and aggressive. Overall, child development experts also agree that permissive parenting is the worst style among the four.<\/p>\n

Permissive Parenting Movies\u00a0 Examples<\/h2>\n

Clueless (1995)<\/h3>\n

First on the list is the teen comedy film by Amy Heckerling starring Alicia Silverstone. Along with her were Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, and Dan Hedaya. It shows the adolescent life of a blonde, rich, and popular high school student Cher Horowitz, portrayed by Silverstone. In one of the conversations between Cher and her father Mel, it was mentioned that Mel is just waiting to see some ‘direction’ from his daughter and complimented Josh for at least knowing what he wants.<\/p>\n

He did not even bother to provide any guidance, tips, or advice of any sort. Cher also reflected her dad’s parenting style<\/a> when she managed to negotiate her grades with her teachers. She was able to do this because she is used to talking her father into giving her whatever she wants. After seeing Cher’s grades and knowing that she had to negotiate for them, her father even hugged, congratulated, and told her that he was proud of her.<\/p>\n

1h 37min | PG-13<\/p>\n