How Compatible Are Your Parenting Styles Quiz

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20 Questions | Total Attempts: 173 | Updated: Jun 26, 2024
1. Do you and your partner agree on your baby’s bedtime?

Yes
Sometimes
Rarely
No
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2. Do you and your partner have a common opinion on how involved you want your families in the upbringing of your children?

Yes
We have not discussed it
We have talked about it and have not been able to figure it out yet
No
3. Do you and your partner agree about the living situation once your children are older?

Yes
We haven’t talked about it yet
We will find common ground
No, we disagree
4. Do you wish to set stringent rules for your children?

Yes
Some important ones
Their behavior should be dictated
No
5. Do you and your partner think your children should be allowed to make all their decisions themselves?

No
Some of them
Very few of them
Yes
6. Do you think it would be better if parents were stricter with their children?

Yes
Sometimes
Rarely
No
7. Your partner believes in a certain way of disciplining your child. What do you do?

I agree with them
My techniques can be slightly different, but I respect theirs too
I disagree with it, but we can talk about it
We will end up arguing about it because I disapprove of them
8. Your partner wants to name your baby after someone you do not like. What do you do?

Tell them about it and try to find a solution
I give in. It is not that big a deal
I reason with them and convince them to not
We end up in an argument
9. How often do you and your partner compromise?

We always try to find a middle ground
I compromise more than them
They compromise more than me
No one compromises, and we end up in an argument
10. Your partner wants your baby to sleep in the same bed as you, up until they are one year old. Do you agree?

Yes
It is okay with me
I do not think it is essential
No
11. What would you think if your partner wanted to send children to private school?

I would ask them about their reasoning and discuss the situation thoroughly
I would agree without thinking too much
I wouldn’t understand their decision
I would not even consider it
12. Does your partner ever do things that shock you as a parent?

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
13. Do you ever read parenting books or articles together?

Yes, quite often
Sometimes
Rarely
My partner won’t agree to do it
14. How do you solve parenting disagreements?

One of us wins and the other is not pleased about it
Each one continues to do things their way
We have never had such disagreements
One of us compromises
15. Do you agree on your children’s sleeping arrangements?

Always
Most nights, yes
Most nights, no
Never
16. Do you feel respected as a parent by your partner?

Completely
Mostly
Not as much as I wish
Not really
17. Do you often have arguments related to parenting?

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Frequently
18. Do you and your partner agree on the subject of breastfeeding vs. formula?

We definitely are on the same page
We agree mostly, in spite of a few discussions
Sometimes they don’t support my choice
We have completely different ideas
19. Would you mind if you find your partner and your baby watching TV?

I may not like it much
I feel annoyed but I don’t make a big deal of it
I feel frustrated because I had already told them I don’t agree with the baby watching TV
I feel angry because they don’t follow my rules
20. Have you and your partner been raised the same way?

Yes, and I think our parents would have been friends
Mostly yes
Not really
No, we were raised in completely different ways
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