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Child rearing

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

Contributors in Child rearing

Child rearing

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 ...

authoritarian

Parenting; Child rearing

Refers to parents setting rules that children are expected to follow. Parents typically don't explain the reasoning behind their expectations, and punishment may be used to redirect rebellious ...

child rearing

Parenting; Child rearing

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

feed on cue

Parenting; Child rearing

It is breastfeeding a baby on demand, that is, whenever the baby shows signs of wanting to drink milk. It is also known as baby led feeding.

breastfeeding

Parenting; Child rearing

It is feeding a baby with breast milk from the mother or the wet nurse, which can be done exclusively or partially, in which case the baby also receives other food-base fluids.

sleep pattern

Parenting; Child rearing

The set of characteristics in the sleep of a child, could be how frequent a child wakes up or if there are disturbances.

sudden infant death syndrome

Parenting; Child rearing

It is the unexpected and sudden death of a child without a noticeable cause, it usually occurs while the child is asleep.

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