Annelle's usual bedtime is 8:30 P.M., and her parents enforce this rule. One evening, Annelle is watching an educational program that ends at 9:00 P.M. She asks her parents if she can stay up to watch the end of the show. Her parents agree to let her stay up as long as she gets up in time for school in the morning. Which parenting style are Annelle's parents demonstrating?

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Annelle's parents are demonstrating an authoritative parenting style by setting rules and boundaries, but also being willing to make exceptions and negotiate with their child's needs and requests. They are not being overly strict (authoritarian) or too lenient (permissive), nor are they completely uninvolved.

Annelle's Usual Bedtime Is 8:30 P