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Active listening
Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to feed back what he hears to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what he has heard in his own words, to co...
Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to feed back what he hears to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what he has heard in his own words, to co...
Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010
The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 are a statutory instrument involving UK labour law, which introduced a basic right for mothers to transfer their right to unpaid leave to their pa...
The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 are a statutory instrument involving UK labour law, which introduced a basic right for mothers to transfer their right to unpaid leave to their pa...
Alcoholism in family systems
Alcoholism in family systems refers to the conditions in families that enable alcoholism, and the effects of alcoholic behavior by one or more family members on the rest of the family.
Alcoholism in family systems refers to the conditions in families that enable alcoholism, and the effects of alcoholic behavior by one or more family members on the rest of the family.
Alicia Wade
Alicia Wade was an 8-year-old girl living in San Diego County, California, when raped by a stranger entering her bedroom through a window.
Alicia Wade was an 8-year-old girl living in San Diego County, California, when raped by a stranger entering her bedroom through a window.
Aliment
Aliment, in Scots law and in other civil systems, is the sum paid or allowance given in respect of the reciprocal obligation of parents and children, husband and wife, grandparents and grandchil...
Aliment, in Scots law and in other civil systems, is the sum paid or allowance given in respect of the reciprocal obligation of parents and children, husband and wife, grandparents and grandchil...
Alimony
Alimony is a U.S. term denoting a legal obligation to provide financial support to one's spouse from the other spouse after marital separation or from the ex-spouse upon divorce.
Alimony is a U.S. term denoting a legal obligation to provide financial support to one's spouse from the other spouse after marital separation or from the ex-spouse upon divorce.
Alloparenting
In biology and sociology, alloparenting is where individuals other than the actual parents act in a parental role.
In biology and sociology, alloparenting is where individuals other than the actual parents act in a parental role.
Allowance (money)
An allowance is an amount of money set aside for a designated purpose.
An allowance is an amount of money set aside for a designated purpose.
Alternating custody
Alternating custody, also known as serial custody, is an arrangement in which children live for long periods of time with one parent, and then spend a similar amount of time with the other parent.
Alternating custody, also known as serial custody, is an arrangement in which children live for long periods of time with one parent, and then spend a similar amount of time with the other parent.
Amae
Amae is a Japanese word coined from the verb amaeru by Takeo Doi to serve as a noun, which he then used as a keyword to unlock, analytically, the behavior of a person attempting to...
Amae is a Japanese word coined from the verb amaeru by Takeo Doi to serve as a noun, which he then used as a keyword to unlock, analytically, the behavior of a person attempting to...
Angela Ardolino
Angela Ardolino is the founder of the Miami Childrens Theater, editorial director and founder of Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine, and a parenting, family and lifestyle expert correspondent on WFTS...
Angela Ardolino is the founder of the Miami Childrens Theater, editorial director and founder of Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine, and a parenting, family and lifestyle expert correspondent on WFTS...
Attachment parenting
Attachment parenting, a phrase coined by pediatrician William Sears, is a parenting philosophy based on the principles of attachment theory in developmental psychology.
Attachment parenting, a phrase coined by pediatrician William Sears, is a parenting philosophy based on the principles of attachment theory in developmental psychology.
Attention seeking
The term attention seeking is a form of situation managing and generally reserved for such situations where excessive and "inappropriate attention seeking" is seen.
The term attention seeking is a form of situation managing and generally reserved for such situations where excessive and "inappropriate attention seeking" is seen.
Barrel children
Barrel children is a term which refers to children who are abandoned or "left behind" by their parents who are seeking a better life abroad.
Barrel children is a term which refers to children who are abandoned or "left behind" by their parents who are seeking a better life abroad.
Basic Anxiety
Basic Anxiety is a term used by the psychologist Karen Horney to explain the ramifications of poor parenting.
Basic Anxiety is a term used by the psychologist Karen Horney to explain the ramifications of poor parenting.
Bedtime
Bedtime, in Western parenting tradition, involves to a greater or lesser extent, rituals made to help children feel more secure, and become accustomed toward a comparatively more rigid sleep sch...
Bedtime, in Western parenting tradition, involves to a greater or lesser extent, rituals made to help children feel more secure, and become accustomed toward a comparatively more rigid sleep sch...
Bird's nest custody
Birds' nest custody arrangements are arrangements in which, rather than having the children go from one parent's house to the other parent's house, the parents move in and out of the house that ...
Birds' nest custody arrangements are arrangements in which, rather than having the children go from one parent's house to the other parent's house, the parents move in and out of the house that ...
Black matriarchy
Black matriarchy was a popular stereotype in the 1950s and 1960s that exemplified black American family structure.
Black matriarchy was a popular stereotype in the 1950s and 1960s that exemplified black American family structure.
Blanket training
Blanket training is an approach used to train a child to have the self-discipline to be content to play quietly by him/herself for an extended period of time.
Blanket training is an approach used to train a child to have the self-discipline to be content to play quietly by him/herself for an extended period of time.
Chaperone (social)
A chaperone (or occasionally chaperon) is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of prev...
A chaperone (or occasionally chaperon) is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of prev...
Child contact centre
A contact centre is a place where a non-resident parent may have supervised contact with his or her children.
A contact centre is a place where a non-resident parent may have supervised contact with his or her children.
Child custody
Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which are used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to mak...
Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which are used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to mak...
Child discipline
Child discipline is the set of rules, rewards and punishments administered to teach self control, increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors in children.
Child discipline is the set of rules, rewards and punishments administered to teach self control, increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors in children.
Child support
In family law and public policy, child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship.
In family law and public policy, child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship.
Child support by country
This article includes information about the child support policies of several countries.
This article includes information about the child support policies of several countries.
Cinderella effect
The Cinderella effect is a term used to describe the observed, in many but not all studies, significantly higher rate of stepchildren being physically abused, emotionally abused, sexually abused...
The Cinderella effect is a term used to describe the observed, in many but not all studies, significantly higher rate of stepchildren being physically abused, emotionally abused, sexually abused...
Claire Verity
Claire Verity is a controversial British baby care professional who specialises in the Truby King method.
Claire Verity is a controversial British baby care professional who specialises in the Truby King method.
Co-sleeping
Co-sleeping is a practice in which babies and young children sleep close to one or both parents, as opposed to in a separate room.
Co-sleeping is a practice in which babies and young children sleep close to one or both parents, as opposed to in a separate room.
Concealing birth
Concealing a birth is the act of a parent (or other responsible person) failing to report the birth of a child.
Concealing a birth is the act of a parent (or other responsible person) failing to report the birth of a child.
Concerted cultivation
Concerted cultivation is a style of parenting that is marked by a parent's attempts to foster their child's talents by incorporating organized activities in their children's lives.
Concerted cultivation is a style of parenting that is marked by a parent's attempts to foster their child's talents by incorporating organized activities in their children's lives.
Consensual living
Consensual Living, CL, is a philosophy derived from the principles of consensus decision-making which advocates a consent-based approach to conflict resolution.
Consensual Living, CL, is a philosophy derived from the principles of consensus decision-making which advocates a consent-based approach to conflict resolution.
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeding is a social system in which individuals help care for young that are not their own, at the expense of their own reproduction.
Cooperative breeding is a social system in which individuals help care for young that are not their own, at the expense of their own reproduction.
Coparenting
Coparenting or co-parenting describes a parenting situation where the parents are not in a marriage, cohabitation or sexual relationship with one another.
Coparenting or co-parenting describes a parenting situation where the parents are not in a marriage, cohabitation or sexual relationship with one another.
Corporal punishment in the home
Domestic corporal punishment typically involves the corporal punishment of a child by a parent or guardian in the home—normally the spanking or slapping of a child with the parent's open hand, b...
Domestic corporal punishment typically involves the corporal punishment of a child by a parent or guardian in the home—normally the spanking or slapping of a child with the parent's open hand, b...
Cost of raising a child
The cost of raising a child varies from country to country.
The cost of raising a child varies from country to country.
Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007
The Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 (formerly the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill) is an amendment to the New Zealand'...
The Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 (formerly the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill) is an amendment to the New Zealand'...
Diana West (lactation consultant)
Diana West is a leading lactation consultant and noted author in the field of breastfeeding.
Diana West is a leading lactation consultant and noted author in the field of breastfeeding.
Double burden
Double burden is a term describing the workload of men and women who work to earn money, but also have responsibility for unpaid, domestic labor.
Double burden is a term describing the workload of men and women who work to earn money, but also have responsibility for unpaid, domestic labor.
Dysfunctional family
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuse on the part of individual members occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such ac...
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuse on the part of individual members occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such ac...
Early infanticidal childrearing
Early infanticidal childrearing is a term used in the study of psychohistory that refers to infanticide in paleolithic, pre-historical, and historical hunter-gatherer tribes or societies.
Early infanticidal childrearing is a term used in the study of psychohistory that refers to infanticide in paleolithic, pre-historical, and historical hunter-gatherer tribes or societies.
Elimination communication
Elimination communication (EC) is a toilet training practice in which a caregiver uses timing, signals, cues, and intuition to address an infant's need to eliminate waste.
Elimination communication (EC) is a toilet training practice in which a caregiver uses timing, signals, cues, and intuition to address an infant's need to eliminate waste.
Empty nest syndrome
Empty nest syndrome is a general feeling of grief and loneliness parents or guardians may feel when their children leave home.
Empty nest syndrome is a general feeling of grief and loneliness parents or guardians may feel when their children leave home.
Everyday Parenting curriculum
The Everyday Parenting curriculum guides training in family management skills for parents of children ages 2–18 years.
The Everyday Parenting curriculum guides training in family management skills for parents of children ages 2–18 years.
Family cap
Family Cap is a practice to deny mothers and families who receive welfare assistance further financial assistance after the birth of another child.
Family Cap is a practice to deny mothers and families who receive welfare assistance further financial assistance after the birth of another child.
Family therapy
Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy, family systems therapy, and family counseling, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples...
Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy, family systems therapy, and family counseling, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples...
Ferber method
The Ferber Method is a technique invented by Dr. Richard Ferber to solve infant sleep problems.
The Ferber Method is a technique invented by Dr. Richard Ferber to solve infant sleep problems.
Flat Daddy
A Flat Daddy (also Flat Mommy or Flat Soldier) is a life-sized cardboard cut-out of someone absent from home, the idea being to keep connected to family members during a deployment.
A Flat Daddy (also Flat Mommy or Flat Soldier) is a life-sized cardboard cut-out of someone absent from home, the idea being to keep connected to family members during a deployment.
For the Sake of the Children (report)
For The Sake Of The Children was a report issued in December, 1998, by a Special Joint Committee of The Senate and The House of Commons of Canada, addressing issues relating to parental cust...
For The Sake Of The Children was a report issued in December, 1998, by a Special Joint Committee of The Senate and The House of Commons of Canada, addressing issues relating to parental cust...
Gatekeeper parent
A gatekeeper parent, typically a mother, is one who takes to arrogating themselves the power to decide what relationship is acceptable between the other parent and the child(ren), either within...
A gatekeeper parent, typically a mother, is one who takes to arrogating themselves the power to decide what relationship is acceptable between the other parent and the child(ren), either within...
Gender of rearing
Gender of rearing is the gender in which parents rear a child.
Gender of rearing is the gender in which parents rear a child.
Godparent
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism.
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism.
Green Hour
Green Hour is an educational program of the National Wildlife Federation, created in response to a growing disconnect between nature and children, a condition dubbed Nature deficit disorder by R...
Green Hour is an educational program of the National Wildlife Federation, created in response to a growing disconnect between nature and children, a condition dubbed Nature deficit disorder by R...
Grounding (punishment)
Grounding is a form of punishment given to older children, preadolescents or adolescents by their parents for misbehavior.
Grounding is a form of punishment given to older children, preadolescents or adolescents by their parents for misbehavior.
Harvard Girl
Harvard Girl is a book written by Liu Weihua and Zhang Xinwu, which describes how they raised their daughter, Liu Yiting, to be accepted to Harvard University.
Harvard Girl is a book written by Liu Weihua and Zhang Xinwu, which describes how they raised their daughter, Liu Yiting, to be accepted to Harvard University.
Helicopter parent
Helicopter parent is a colloquial, late 20th and early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to their child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at ...
Helicopter parent is a colloquial, late 20th and early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to their child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at ...
Holistic moms network
The Holistic Moms Network is a national, membership-based and managed, non-profit organization with more than 100 chapters across the US and Canada.
The Holistic Moms Network is a national, membership-based and managed, non-profit organization with more than 100 chapters across the US and Canada.
Identified patient
Identified patient, or "IP", is a term used in a clinical setting to describe the person in a dysfunctional family who has been subconsciously selected to act out the family's inner confli...
Identified patient, or "IP", is a term used in a clinical setting to describe the person in a dysfunctional family who has been subconsciously selected to act out the family's inner confli...
Implacable hostility
Implacable hostility arises after separation or divorce and denotes the attitude shown by one parent to another in denying access to, or contact with, their child(ren).
Implacable hostility arises after separation or divorce and denotes the attitude shown by one parent to another in denying access to, or contact with, their child(ren).
Indigo children
Indigo children is a term used to describe children who are believed to possess special, unusual and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities.
Indigo children is a term used to describe children who are believed to possess special, unusual and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities.
Infant Potty Training (book)
Infant Potty Training is both the name of a means of toilet training and the title of a book by author Laurie Boucke.
Infant Potty Training is both the name of a means of toilet training and the title of a book by author Laurie Boucke.
Infant sleep training
Infant sleep training refers to a number of different regimens parents employ to improve their child's sleep patterns.
Infant sleep training refers to a number of different regimens parents employ to improve their child's sleep patterns.
Interrupt
In computing, an interrupt is an asynchronous signal indicating the need for attention or a synchronous event in software indicating the need for a change in execution.
In computing, an interrupt is an asynchronous signal indicating the need for attention or a synchronous event in software indicating the need for a change in execution.
Joint custody
Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties.
Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties.
Joint custody (United States)
Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties.
Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties.
Latchkey kid
A latchkey crow is a bird who returns from school to an empty home because his or her parent or parents are away at work, or a child who is often left at home with little or no parental supervision.
A latchkey crow is a bird who returns from school to an empty home because his or her parent or parents are away at work, or a child who is often left at home with little or no parental supervision.
LGBT parenting
LGBT parenting refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people parenting one or more children.
LGBT parenting refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people parenting one or more children.
Lilian Sperling
Lilian Sperling is a well-known British nanny with over thirty years of experience.
Lilian Sperling is a well-known British nanny with over thirty years of experience.
Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus
Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus is a yonkoma manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Japanese child-raising magazine Petit Enfant.
Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus is a yonkoma manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Japanese child-raising magazine Petit Enfant.
Maternity and Parental Leave, etc Regulations 1999
The Maternity and Parental Leave, etc Regulations 1999 is a statutory instrument, concerning UK labour law, which details the rights to maternity and parental leave for employees in the United K...
The Maternity and Parental Leave, etc Regulations 1999 is a statutory instrument, concerning UK labour law, which details the rights to maternity and parental leave for employees in the United K...
Michael Pearl
Michael Pearl is a pastor, missionary, evangelist and book author.
Michael Pearl is a pastor, missionary, evangelist and book author.
Narcissistic parents
A narcissistic parent is a parent affected by narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder.
A narcissistic parent is a parent affected by narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder.
National Childbirth Trust
The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) is a UK-based charity with registered charity number 801395.
The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) is a UK-based charity with registered charity number 801395.
National Fatherhood Initiative
The National Fatherhood Initiative is US-based non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization that aims to improve the well-being of children through the promotion of responsible fatherhood.
The National Fatherhood Initiative is US-based non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization that aims to improve the well-being of children through the promotion of responsible fatherhood.
Noncustodial parent
A "noncustodial parent" is a parent who does not have physical and/or legal custody of his/her child by court order.
A "noncustodial parent" is a parent who does not have physical and/or legal custody of his/her child by court order.
Nurturant parent model
The nurturant parent model is a parenting style which envisions a family model where children are expected to explore their surroundings with protection from their parents.
The nurturant parent model is a parenting style which envisions a family model where children are expected to explore their surroundings with protection from their parents.
On Becoming Babywise
On Becoming Babywise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep is a controversial book by Gary Ezzo and Dr. Robert Bucknam about raising an infant.
On Becoming Babywise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep is a controversial book by Gary Ezzo and Dr. Robert Bucknam about raising an infant.
Only child
An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.
Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II (PCIA-II)
The Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II (PCIA-II; Holigrocki, Kaminski, & Frieswyk, 1999, 2002) is a direct observation procedure.
The Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II (PCIA-II; Holigrocki, Kaminski, & Frieswyk, 1999, 2002) is a direct observation procedure.
Parental alienation
Parental alienation is a social dynamic, generally occurring due to divorce or separation, when a child expresses unjustified hatred or unreasonably strong dislike of one parent, making access b...
Parental alienation is a social dynamic, generally occurring due to divorce or separation, when a child expresses unjustified hatred or unreasonably strong dislike of one parent, making access b...
Parental leave
Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare.
Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare.
Parental supervision
Parental supervision is a parenting technique that involves looking after, or monitoring a child's activities.
Parental supervision is a parenting technique that involves looking after, or monitoring a child's activities.
Parental testing
Parental testing is the use of genetic fingerprinting to determine whether two individuals have a biological parent-child relationship.
Parental testing is the use of genetic fingerprinting to determine whether two individuals have a biological parent-child relationship.
Parenting
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.
Parenting For Everyone
Parenting For Everyone is a book by Simon Soloveychik.
Parenting For Everyone is a book by Simon Soloveychik.
Parenting plan
A Parenting Plan or Custody Agreement is required by the district court along with divorce paperwork when parents divorce or separate.
A Parenting Plan or Custody Agreement is required by the district court along with divorce paperwork when parents divorce or separate.
Parenting styles
A parenting style is a psychological construct representing standard strategies that parents use in their child rearing.
A parenting style is a psychological construct representing standard strategies that parents use in their child rearing.
Parenting time
Parenting time is the amount of time each parent spends with their children when parents separate.
Parenting time is the amount of time each parent spends with their children when parents separate.
Paternalistic deception
Paternalistic deception is deception that is ostensibly performed for the deceived individual's own good by a person assuming a paternalistic role, whether they are their actual parent or not.
Paternalistic deception is deception that is ostensibly performed for the deceived individual's own good by a person assuming a paternalistic role, whether they are their actual parent or not.
Paternity (law)
In law, paternity is the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a man and a child usually based on several factors.
In law, paternity is the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a man and a child usually based on several factors.
Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002
The Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2788) are a statutory instrument concerning UK labour law.
The Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2788) are a statutory instrument concerning UK labour law.
Play date
A play date or playdate is an arranged appointment for children to get together for a few hours to play.
A play date or playdate is an arranged appointment for children to get together for a few hours to play.
Positive Discipline
Positive Discipline is a discipline model used by schools that focuses on the positive points of behaviour.
Positive Discipline is a discipline model used by schools that focuses on the positive points of behaviour.
Pre-math skills
Prior to learning mathematics, preschoolers and kindergarten students learn pre-math skills (referred to in British English as pre-maths skills).
Prior to learning mathematics, preschoolers and kindergarten students learn pre-math skills (referred to in British English as pre-maths skills).
Premastication
Premastication or pre-chewing is the act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed another that is incapable of masticating the food by themselves.
Premastication or pre-chewing is the act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed another that is incapable of masticating the food by themselves.
Primary carer
Primary Parent or Primary carer is a term to describe the parent who has most parenting time with the children after separation.
Primary Parent or Primary carer is a term to describe the parent who has most parenting time with the children after separation.
Queen Bees and Wannabes
Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence is a 2002 self-help book by Rosalind Wiseman.
Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence is a 2002 self-help book by Rosalind Wiseman.
Reflective Parenting
Reflective Parenting is a theory of parenting developed from the work of psychoanalyst Peter Fonagy and his colleagues at the Tavistock Clinic in London.
Reflective Parenting is a theory of parenting developed from the work of psychoanalyst Peter Fonagy and his colleagues at the Tavistock Clinic in London.
Reparenting
Reparenting is a therapy rooted in Transactional Analysis, which was designed to re-orient into healthier thoughts and behaviors, psychological issues that were believed to have first originated...
Reparenting is a therapy rooted in Transactional Analysis, which was designed to re-orient into healthier thoughts and behaviors, psychological issues that were believed to have first originated...
Ros Draper
Ros Draper currently has a private practice in Hampshire and London.
Ros Draper currently has a private practice in Hampshire and London.
Sanctimommy
Sanctimommy is a portmanteau of two words, sanctimonious and mommy.
Sanctimommy is a portmanteau of two words, sanctimonious and mommy.
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby is a popular book by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau, aimed at guiding new parents through their baby's first year.
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby is a popular book by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau, aimed at guiding new parents through their baby's first year.
Self-monitoring
Self-monitoring is a theory that deals with the phenomena of expressive controls.
Self-monitoring is a theory that deals with the phenomena of expressive controls.
Shared parenting
Shared parenting refers to a collaborative arrangement in child custody or divorce determinations in which the care of the children is equal or more than substantially shared between the biologi...
Shared parenting refers to a collaborative arrangement in child custody or divorce determinations in which the care of the children is equal or more than substantially shared between the biologi...
Shared residency in English law
Shared residence, or joint residence, refers to the situation where the child(ren) of parents who have divorced or separated reside(s) with each parent at different times, and each parent ...
Shared residence, or joint residence, refers to the situation where the child(ren) of parents who have divorced or separated reside(s) with each parent at different times, and each parent ...
Single parent
Single-parents (also lone parent, solo parent and sole parent) is a parent who cares for one or more children without the physical assistance of the other biological parent in...
Single-parents (also lone parent, solo parent and sole parent) is a parent who cares for one or more children without the physical assistance of the other biological parent in...
Single-parent
Single-parents is a parent who cares for one or more children without the physical assistance of the other biological parent in the home.
Single-parents is a parent who cares for one or more children without the physical assistance of the other biological parent in the home.
Slow parenting
Slow parenting is a parenting style in which few activities are organised for children.
Slow parenting is a parenting style in which few activities are organised for children.
Sole custody
Sole custody arrangements have generally be considered a traditional form of custody for many in the past, however there has been a trend since the 1980s towards joint custody arrangements being...
Sole custody arrangements have generally be considered a traditional form of custody for many in the past, however there has been a trend since the 1980s towards joint custody arrangements being...
Spanking
Spanking refers to the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury.
Spanking refers to the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury.
Split custody
Split custody refers to a custody arrangement in which the children are essentially split up, with some of the children living more with one parent, and some of the children living more with the...
Split custody refers to a custody arrangement in which the children are essentially split up, with some of the children living more with one parent, and some of the children living more with the...
Spoiled child
A spoiled child is a child that exhibits behavioral problems from overindulgence by his or her parents.
A spoiled child is a child that exhibits behavioral problems from overindulgence by his or her parents.
Strict father model
The strict father model of parenting is one which values strict discipline, particularly by the father, in parenting.
The strict father model of parenting is one which values strict discipline, particularly by the father, in parenting.
Suniya S. Luthar
Suniya S. Luthar is Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College and Professor Adjunct at Yale University's Child Study Center.
Suniya S. Luthar is Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College and Professor Adjunct at Yale University's Child Study Center.
Supernanny
Supernanny is a reality TV programme which originated in the United Kingdom about parents struggling with their children's behaviour.
Supernanny is a reality TV programme which originated in the United Kingdom about parents struggling with their children's behaviour.
Supervised visitation
Supervised visitation allows parents in high conflict or high risk situations access to their children in a safe and supervised environment.
Supervised visitation allows parents in high conflict or high risk situations access to their children in a safe and supervised environment.
Superwoman (sociology)
In sociology the term superwoman has been used to describe a Western woman who works hard to manage multiple roles of a worker, a homemaker, a volunteer, a student etc.
In sociology the term superwoman has been used to describe a Western woman who works hard to manage multiple roles of a worker, a homemaker, a volunteer, a student etc.
Tactical ignoring
Tactical ignoring, also known as planned ignoring, is a behavioral management strategy used in response to challenging behavior that seeks to receive attention or to gain a reaction from o...
Tactical ignoring, also known as planned ignoring, is a behavioral management strategy used in response to challenging behavior that seeks to receive attention or to gain a reaction from o...
Taking Children Seriously
Taking Children Seriously (TCS) is a parenting movement and educational philosophy whose central idea is that it is possible and desirable to raise and educate children without either doin...
Taking Children Seriously (TCS) is a parenting movement and educational philosophy whose central idea is that it is possible and desirable to raise and educate children without either doin...
Tantrum
A tantrum is an emotional outburst, usually associated with children or those in emotional distress, that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, yelling, shrieking, defia...
A tantrum is an emotional outburst, usually associated with children or those in emotional distress, that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, yelling, shrieking, defia...
Teenage pregnancy and sexual health in the United Kingdom
Teenage pregnancy in the United Kingdom is a long-standing social phenomenon in the UK. The only other western country with comparable teenage pregnancy rates is the United States.
Teenage pregnancy in the United Kingdom is a long-standing social phenomenon in the UK. The only other western country with comparable teenage pregnancy rates is the United States.
Teenage rebellion
Teenage rebellion has been recognised within psychology as a set of behavioural traits that supersede class, culture, or race.
Teenage rebellion has been recognised within psychology as a set of behavioural traits that supersede class, culture, or race.
The Baby Borrowers
The Baby Borrowers is a British reality television series produced by Love Productions for BBC Three.
The Baby Borrowers is a British reality television series produced by Love Productions for BBC Three.
The Baby Borrowers (U.S. TV series)
The Baby Borrowers is an American version of the The Baby Borrowers reality television show based on the British television series of the same name originally aired in 2007.
The Baby Borrowers is an American version of the The Baby Borrowers reality television show based on the British television series of the same name originally aired in 2007.
The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy
The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy is a 2004 book by Jon Smith, a father, an Internet marketing expert, and author of the Amazon.co.uk Best Seller Get Into Bed With Google.
The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy is a 2004 book by Jon Smith, a father, an Internet marketing expert, and author of the Amazon.co.uk Best Seller Get Into Bed With Google.
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (often referred to simply as Baby and Child Care), written by Benjamin Spock, was first published on 14 July 1946 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce;...
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (often referred to simply as Baby and Child Care), written by Benjamin Spock, was first published on 14 July 1946 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce;...
The Price of Privilege
The Price of Privilege is a non-fiction book by Dr Madeline Levine.
The Price of Privilege is a non-fiction book by Dr Madeline Levine.
Time-out (parenting)
A time-out involves temporarily separating a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, and is intended to remove positive reinforcement of the behavior.
A time-out involves temporarily separating a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, and is intended to remove positive reinforcement of the behavior.
V-chip
V-chip is a generic term for technology used in television set receivers in the USA and Canada which allows the blocking of programs based on their ratings category.
V-chip is a generic term for technology used in television set receivers in the USA and Canada which allows the blocking of programs based on their ratings category.
Vociferation
A scream, shout, shriek, hoot, holler, vociferation, yell, outcry, or bellow is a loud vocalization in which air is passed through the vocal folds...
A scream, shout, shriek, hoot, holler, vociferation, yell, outcry, or bellow is a loud vocalization in which air is passed through the vocal folds...
Work at home parent
A work at home parent is an entrepreneur who works from home and integrates parenting into his or her business activities.
A work at home parent is an entrepreneur who works from home and integrates parenting into his or her business activities.