Research shows that most people think strict parenting produces better-behaved kids. However, research studies on discipline consistently show that strict, or authoritarian, child-raising actually produces kids with lower self esteem who behave worse than other kids -- and therefore get punished more!

What happens when parents are too strict?

A study of 600 children aged 8 to 10 showed that those with authoritarian parents have the most conduct problems. They demonstrate more defiant behavior, hyperactivity, aggression, and antisocial behavior. They also have more emotional problems and show fewer prosocial behaviors.

Do strict parents affect child?

Those with strict parents and when parenting features threats and violent behavior,” he said. Such pressures can lead to sleep deprivation, eating disorders, anxiety, low self-esteem and poor academic performance, he added. ... They might eat a lot and sleep more and their performance at school drops as well,” he said.