The problem that I will be focusing on is the fact that there are children suffering with mental illnesses because of their parents. There is a certain style of parenting that has many negative effects on the child that may go unnoticed. This style of parenting is called Authoritative Parenting. It is a style of parenting where the main focus is on control, discipline, and obedience instead of effectively teaching and guiding their children through life with nurture, compassion, and understanding. These authoritative parents may do it in the name of love, however, they fail to realize that it’s all about impact over intent. There’s a certain type of wisdom that these parents lack and it results in long term negative outcomes on the child’s overall mental health and the relationship that they have with the people that are raising them. Although I have been living through and researching this topic for a while now, I will still need to know, what is the history of Authoritative Parenting and some more possible solutions as to how this issue can be alleviated.