Earlier in the evening 8-year-old James refused to eat his dinner. Now it's almost midnight on a school night. James is eating a third bowl of ice cream and tells his mother, "I'm not ready to go to bed yet. I want to watch more TV." James's mother says, "OK, honey, I'll watch with you for a while." Which one of the following parenting styles is James's mom displaying?

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James's mother is displaying a permissive parenting style, characterized by a high level of responsiveness but low demands. She is indulgent and does not enforce rules, allowing James to eat ice cream late at night and watch more TV instead of going to bed.

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