Research works have shown that nature of parental discipline affect academic output of children (Aremu, 2000). Parents in their bid to discipline their children have been found to be authoritative, democratic and permissive. Children whose parents are authoritative more often than not live in constant fear of such parents and may most likely transfer such a fear to significant others in the school environment.
Such children have low self-worth, insecurity, and may find it difficult to consult with teachers. Oluwole and Oluwole (2000) found that the degree of self-efficacy and anxiety manifest by learners determine their academic performance. On the other hand, children from permissive homes are too complacent, unmotivated, and lack personal will to succeed. The democratic style of parenting has been found to be very helpful to teaching-learning situation. Here, children receive punishment that is commensurate with the offence committed. Such children are strong willed and ready for success. Aremu (2000) observes from a study that undergraduates that receive democratic type of parenting perform better than their counterparts from autocratic homes.
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