Parenting

Parenting Definition

Parenting may be defined as the nurturing and caring for children until they reach adulthood.

Meanings

For information on:

• setting for most parenting, see Family
• effect of parenting styles on a child’s personality development, see Family Relationships
• neglecting or harming children, see Child Abuse
• foster-parenting and assistance for parents, such as training and day care, see Child Welfare

Source: “Parenting”Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia

See Also

Foster Care Adoption: Facts
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Protocol of San Salvador
Social Work See Also:

Caregiving: Infants, Depression in the Family, Ethnic/Racial Influences in Families, Parental Attachment, Schizophrenia and the Family, Teen Pregnancy

Further Reading

Belsky, J. The determinants of parenting: A process model. Child Development, 55 : 1984.
Bornstein, M. H. (Ed.). (2002). Handbook of parenting (Vols. 1-5,2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Bradley, R. H., & Caldwell, B. M. Caregiving and the regulation of child growth and development: Describing proximal aspects of caregiving systems. Developmental Review, 15 : 1995.
Brooks-Gunn, J., & Markman, L.B. The contribution of parenting to ethnic and racial gaps in school readiness. The Future of Children, 15 : 2005.
Combs-Orme, T.; Wilson, E.; Cain, D. S.; Page, T., & Kirby, L. D. Context-based parenting in infancy. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 20 : 2003.
Lovejoy, M. C.; Graczyk, P. A.; O’Hare, E., & Neuman, G. Maternal depression and parenting behavior: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 20 : 2000.
Siegel, D. J. Toward an interpersonal neurobiology of the developing mind: Attachment relationships, “mindsight,” and neural integration. Infant Mental Health Journal, 22 : 2001.
Sommer, K.; Whitman, T. L.; Borkowski, J. G.; Schellenbach, C.; Maxwell, S., & Keogh, D. Cognitive readiness and adolescent parenting. Developmental Psychology, 29 : 1993.
Zepeda, M., Varela, F., & Morales, A. (2004). Promoting positive parenting practices through parenting education. In Halfon, N.; Rice, T. & Inkelas, M. (Eds.), Building state early childhood comprehensive systems series (No. 13, pp. 1-16). Los Angeles: National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.