Parenting Styles In The Movie Family

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The main conflict of the movie family is the different parenting styles between the father of Van Trapp family and the governess of his seven children. It is a Man Vs Man conflict. The mother of these kids has already died several years ago. The parenting style of this father is most authoritarian parenting style combining with some neglectful parenting style. Before the governess comes to this family, kids have to follow all rules that this father set. There is a daily structure of kids’ life, and exception is not allowed. Kids don’t have enough choices and decisions about their life. At the same time, he didn’t pay enough attention to his children. His children make troubles to every new governess in order to attract his attention. When