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Parenting

Relating to the process of raising a child from infancy to adulthood.

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Tiger Mother

Parenting; 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 ...

behavior modification

Parenting; Child rearing

A process used in effort to change a child behavior to re-direct an unacceptable behavior 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 ...

baby formula

Parenting; Child rearing

Also called infant formula, it's a manufactured food substitute for breast milk for feeding infants and babies. Baby formula is usually prepared for bottle-feeding by mixing the ...

infant formula

Parenting; Child rearing

Also called baby formula, it's a manufactured food substitute for breast milk for feeding infants and babies. Infant formula is usually prepared for bottle-feeding by mixing the ...

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 ...

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 ...