When dustin asked his mother if he could spend the night at a friend's house on a thursday night, his mother told him, "no, because that's a school night and you'd be tired at school the next day. would you like to ask your friend to spend the night at our house on friday?

Authoritative approach

Explanation:

Note that Dustin's mum never asked to know the reasons why Dustin wanted to spend thursday night in a friends place rather her response was an emphatic no with no room for Dustin's opinion. This a typical example of authoritative parenting style. Authoritative parents are always keen on enforcing limits and often have very high academic expectations from their children.

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