Authoritarian parents have high demands and are less responsive and warm toward their children. They emphasize obedience and may enforce behavior with shaming, unexplained punishment, and threats. They’re impatient and unforgiving of mistakes, don’t offer choices to their children, and likely come across as cold and aloof.
Children raised by authoritarian parents may have low self-esteem and appear shy or fearful around others. They conform easily, have poor social skills, and may make poor choices because they haven’t had the opportunity to make their own decisions in the past. Some may behave aggressively outside of the home.