Parenting Style Questionnaire

Each question has two ratings:
(a) rate how often you exhibit this behavior with your child.
(b) rate how often your co-parent exhibits this behavior with your child.

Your Information
Co-Parent Information
Children
Clinician
1a. I am responsive to our child's feelings and needs.
1b. My co-parent is responsive to our child's feelings and needs.
2a. I use physical punishment as a way of disciplining our child.
2b. My co-parent uses physical punishment as a way of disciplining our child.
3a. I take our child's desires into account before asking the child to do something.
3b. My co-parent takes our child's desires into account before asking the child to do something.
4a. When our child asks why he/she has to conform, I state: because I said so, or I am your parent and I want you to.
4b. When our child asks why he/she has to conform, My co-parent states: because I said so, or I am your parent and I want you to.
5a. I explain to our child how we feel about the child's good and bad behavior.
5b. My co-parent explains to our child how we feel about the child's good and bad behavior.
6a. I spank when our child is disobedient.
6b. My co-parent spanks when our child is disobedient.
7a. I encourage our child to talk about his/her troubles.
7b. My co-parent encourages our child to talk about his/her troubles.
8a. I find it difficult to discipline our child.
8b. My co-parent finds it difficult to discipline our child.
9a. I encourage our child to freely express himself/herself even when disagreeing with parents.
9b. My co-parent encourages our child to freely express himself/herself even when disagreeing with parents.
10a. I punish by taking privileges away from our child with little if any explanations.
10b. My co-parent punishes by taking privileges away from our child with little if any explanations.
11a. I emphasize the reasons for rules.
11b. My co-parent emphasizes the reasons for rules.
12a. I give comfort and understanding when our child is upset.
12b. My co-parent gives comfort and understanding when our child is upset.
13a. I yell or shout when our child misbehaves.
13b. My co-parent yells or shouts when our child misbehaves.
14a. I give praise when our child is good.
14b. My co-parent gives praise when our child is good.
15a. I give into our child when the child causes a commotion about something.
15b. My co-parent gives into our child when the child causes a commotion about something.
16a. I explode in anger towards our child.
16b. My co-parent explodes in anger towards our child.
17a. I threaten our child with punishment more often than actually giving it.
17b. My co-parent threatens our child with punishment more often than actually giving it.
18a. I take into account our child's preferences in making plans for the family.
18b. My co-parent takes into account our child's preferences in making plans for the family.
19a. I grab our child when being disobedient.
19b. My co-parent grabs our child when being disobedient.
20a. I state punishments to our child and does not actually do them.
20b. My co-parent states punishments to our child and does not actually do them.
21a. I show respect for our child's opinions by encouraging our child to express them.
21b. My co-parent shows respect for our child's opinions by encouraging our child to express them.
22a. I allow our child to give input into family rules.
22b. My co-parent allows our child to give input into family rules.
23a. I scold and criticize to make our child improve.
23b. My co-parent scolds and criticizes to make our child improve.
24a. I spoil our child.
24b. My co-parent spoils our child.
25a. I give our child reasons why rules should be obeyed.
25b. My co-parent gives our child reasons why rules should be obeyed.
26a. I use threats as punishment with little or no justification.
26b. My co-parent uses threats as punishment with little or no justification.
27a. I have warm and intimate times together with our child.
27b. My co-parent has warm and intimate times together with our child.
28a. I punish by putting our child off somewhere alone with little if any explanations.
28b. My co-parent punishes by putting our child off somewhere alone with little if any explanations.
29a. I help our child to understand the impact of behavior by encouraging our child to talk about the consequences of his/her own actions.
29b. My co-parent helps our child to understand the impact of behavior by encouraging our child to talk about the consequences of his/her own actions.
30a. I scold or criticize when our child's behavior doesn't meet our expectations.
30b. My co-parent scolds or criticizes when our child's behavior doesn't meet our expectations.
31a. I explain the consequences of the child's behavior.
31b. My co-parent explains the consequences of the child's behavior.
32a. I slap our child when the child misbehaves.
32b. My co-parent slaps our child when the child misbehaves.