A child is learning all the time and if a parent doesn’t teach values and guide plus set clear rules, a child will be left to his/her devices and will learn values from all sorts of avenues, be it good or bad. Once they are set in their ways, it’ll be difficult to correct and may even cause many misunderstandings/friction between parent & child, if the parent suddenly wants to enforce behavior/rules. So it’s better to be authoritative and be a parent to your child. This style doesn’t lord it over your child but fosters communication, learning and growing together with your child in mutual understanding and love.
authoritative style better in the long run tho i vary in a mix
i agree tho i must say i adopt a mix