Parenting Quiz- What Kind Of Parent Are You?

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15 Questions | Total Attempts: 1472 | Updated: Nov 21, 2022
1. Do you have a role in your children’s friendship relations?

Yes, and I am like a detective when they make a new friend
Yes, I will be open to their friends but also observant of their character
They can choose their own friends
Whoever they hang out with is fine with me
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2. Do you help your children with homework?

Yes, I check every single letter they write
Just when they need it
Yes, but I understand if they don't feel like doing their homework today
No, it's exclusively their business
3. Do you have a say in your children’s choice of wear?

Yes, I choose every item they wear
I provide some guidelines and inspect their outfits before they go out
We negotiate a lot when it comes to clothing
They can wear anything
4. Would you allow your child to have a pet?

No, our house is already too crowded
Yes, but only if they take care of the pet
Sure, anything they want
Probably, but I won't look after the pet
5. Would you let your teenager go on vacation with friends instead of you?

No way!
I suggest they come with us and stay in a separate cabin
Absolutely, and I will pay for a good hotel so they are safe
They can go if they can pay for themselves
6. Your child is repeatedly breaking an important rule. What do you do about it?

Punish them severely
Discipline them and prevent them from doing it again
Try to talk about it and possibly close my eyes if they don't listen
What rules?
7. How do your children get around besides the school bus?

I drive them so I know where they are going
They walk or cycle
I am their on-demand taxi or they have their own cars
I don't know, it's not my business
8. Your teenager’s room is a huge mess. What will you do about it?

Lock them in and not let them go until they tidy it up
Insist on tidying up the room until they listen to me
I clean the room eventually
Nothing, the room can stay as it is
9. Does your child have a say in family decisions?

No!
Only if it has to do with them and when they are mature enough
Yes, their opinion is as important as everybody else's
They actually run the place
10. Do you control your child’s Internet use?

Yes, I have all their passwords and they only use the computer in my presence
Yes, I have installed some filters on the computer and told them what isn't appropriate to look at
I try, but anyway they have their smartphone
No, they have unfiltered accounts
11. Do you give pocket money to your child?

I don’t know if my spouse gives it. I don’t
I give them money whenever they need
Yes
No
12. Do you apologize for your mistakes?

I haven’t paid attention
Yes
Only if it’s something major
No
13. Do you make sure they're pushing kids for the right reasons?

I don’t do that. My spouse must be taking care of it
I let them be
Yes
I push them in whatever direction I feel works for all of us as a family
14. Do you always keep a track of your child?

No
I ask them whenever i wish to
Whenever required
Always
15. Do you practice listening to your kids and really giving them your full attention?

I don’t talk much as I am always busy
Mostly
Sometimes
Children should listen to parents and not vice versa
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