Child rearing

Child rearing

Child rearing refers to the process of raising children to adulthood.

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Child rearing

A designation given to mothers who raise stereotypically successful children by being strict parents. By focusing exclusively on their children's academic perfection, these mothers hope to produce ...

Behaviour modification

Parenting; Child rearing

A process used in effort to change a child behaviour to re-direct an unacceptable behaviour to a more suitable one.

Sleepover

Parenting; Child rearing

Spending the night at a friend's home. A sleepover is most common among children or teenagers where a guest is invited to stay overnight at a friend's home, sometimes for the celebration of birthdays ...

Child rearing

Parenting; Child rearing

The training or bringing-up of children by parents or parent-substitutes. It is used also for child rearing practises in different societies, at different economic levels, in different ethnic groups, ...

Authoritative(democratic)

Parenting; Child rearing

Establishes responsible expectations and rules that children are expected to follow. There is more conversation, however, than authoritarian child-rearing in the ways families dialogue about choices ...

Permissive

Parenting; Child rearing

The parents' habit of indulging their child. Adults may believe their children can't handle discipline due to a low sense of self-esteem or maturity, and end up becoming lenient on values. Kids may ...

Uninvolved

Parenting; Child rearing

An uninvolved parent is generally detached from his child's life. Several unintentional factors can contribute to this approach, such as a divorce or high-demanding job that creates unplanned ...