The Uninvolved parenting style is an uninvolved approach where parents will provide food and shelter to their kids but fail to enforce standards of conduct and little to no emotional support (Dewar, 2010). Parents that exercise the Uninvolved style will minimize their interaction time, in some cases they are completely uninvolved to the point of being neglectful. They are indifferent to their child’s needs, whereabouts or experiences at school or with peers. These parent would invoke such phrases as, “I don’t care where you go,” or “why should I care what you do?” This type of parenting style may be brought on by overwhelming circumstance or it may just mean that the parent is self-centered. Sometimes though the parent may be tired, frustrated
