The permissive parenting style is when parents appear to care about their children, but leave important decisions to the children. Julian's mother displays this type of parenting style because of the notes that Mrs. Olufson took when she went to visit the house. Julian uses good table manners and is engaged in conversation with her and her mother. Also, once dinner was done, he helped clean up and put together his clothes for his mother so she could take them to the laundromat. Julian doesn't go to bed when his grandmother goes to bed, but stays up until 10pm every night. At school he is quite aggressive with other children, for example he knocks down their blocks and hits them when they try to pick one up. Children who are in the toddler stage need parental guidance and some sort of structure, not just love. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a pyramid with different levels that have different ideas that people need to complete before they can advance to the next level. Julian's physiological needs are met, as is safety. The problem is in the needs of belonging and love. He gets love, but probably not as much as before the divorce between his mother and stepfather. His mother doesn't have much time because she has to work, but she's trying to make do too. Julian probably feels like he doesn't belong anywhere after the separation because his life has also been changed and he has lost an asset