Parenting

Parenting comprises all the tasks involved in raising a child. Parenting is normally mainly the job of the child's parents, hence the name. Other people may also be involved in parenting, such as adoptive parents, foster parents, godparents, grandparents, older siblings, or institutions (such as group homes or orphanages), in an in loco parentis role.

Aspects of parenting

• Physical care:
  • Reliably providing shelter, education, medical care, physical safety, and nourishment.
• Social development and emotional support:
  • Love, play, and physical touch
  • Social skills and etiquette
  • Ethics and value systems
  • Moral and spiritual development
  • Norms and contributions to the child's religion and ethnic customs
• Financial support:
  • Money provided by custodial or non-custodial parent(s), or the state
  • Insurance coverage and payments for education

Methods and practices

Parenting typically utilizes praise and punishment as tools of behavioral control.

Common forms of punishment in parenting include scolding, spanking (today illegal in some countries), time-out (e.g. corner time), and grounding, among many other methods. See spanking_in_parenting for more on how disciplinary spanking is and was used in parenting.

Gallery

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  "What will the girl become?" Illustration from an early 20th century manual of "social hygiene."

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  "What will the boy become?" Illustration from an early 20th century manual of "social hygiene."

See also

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Parenting ]

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