Abstract
This study investigated relationship between parenting styles and self-assertiveness of students on transition from the basic levels to senior secondary schools in Gombe Metropolis. Objectives of the study includes finding out the relationships between authoritative parenting style and self-assertiveness of students on transition from basic to senior secondary one, and the relationship between permissive parenting style and self-assertiveness of students on transition from basic to senior secondary one among junior secondary school students in Gombe Metropolis. The study adopted correlational research design which intends to find out if a relationship exists between the research variables. The population of the study includes 8,644 junior secondary school students in Gombe Metropolis. The sample of the study was two hundred and fifty (250) male and female students which were selected using simple random sampling technique. Two instruments were used to collect the data for the study. They include Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) and Self-assertiveness Scale (SS). The instruments were self-constructed and were subjected to validation by experts, it was pilot tested and was subjected to reliability test using Cronbach Alpha Statistics. The reliability coefficient of the instruments was found to be .077 and .071 for the Parenting Style Questionnaire and the Self-assertiveness Scale respectfully. The result shows that significant relationship exist between authoritative parenting style and self-assertiveness of the students (r = .801** and p = .000), and also significant relationship exist between permissive parenting style and self-assertiveness of the students (r = .321** and p = .041). Recommendations include that, parents should freely relate with their children since their parenting style has a significant relationship with their children self-assertiveness, Parents should also listen and respond to their children whenever they need their attention

Keywords
Parenting Style, Authoritative, Permissive, Self-assertiveness, Transition.