Lucy has strict rules for her children, and gets frustrated and angry when they aren’t followed. When the children disobey she often spanks them and sends them off to their room without much explanation. Lucy is most likely a(n):
Lucy is a disciplinarian/authoritarian. This is one of the 3 basic parenting discipline styles. The parents using this style of discipline are usually very strict and are comfortable in giving corporal punishments if the rules that they set were broken. Children born in this kind of family have no freedom and they are not encouraged to speak what is on their mind.