Which statement about the authoritative child-rearing style is true? A) Authoritative parents exert control, yell, command, criticize, and threaten their children. B) Many authoritative parents simply lack confidence in their ability to influence their child's behavior. C) Authoritative parents use psychological control, withdrawing love and intruding on the child's individuality. D) Authoritative parents insist on mature behavior and give reasons for their expectations.

D

Explanation:

Authoritative parents area of emphasis ia making sure the standards they set is high, they show respect for their children as independent, rational beings, able to nuture their childern. These authoritative parents expects maturity and cooperation from the childern, and in turn offer their children so much emotional support. They show their childern lots of warm love. They are not harsh and dont punishment unless there is a real, reason to and even then it is positive. They are less likely to shame their kids, or attempt to control kids by withdrawing love. That is why the statement is correct that authoritative parents insist on mature behavior and give reasons for their expectations.

D) Authoritative parents insist on mature behavior and give reasons for their expectations.

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Authoritative parenting is the most effective child-rearing style which is high in acceptance and involvement which exercise firm, reasonale control and insist on mature behavior (give reasons for expectations).

Parents are warm, attentive and sensitive to needs, create an emotionally fulfiling bond with child granting cild autonomy to make deicsions when he's ready to do so authoritative parents insist on mature behaviour, give reasons for their expectations, and use "teaching moments" to promote the child's self-regulation.

Hence option D is the right answer.