Parenting

Parenting refers to the process of raising and educating children, encompassing a wide range of responsibilities and activities that caregivers engage in. This includes providing for a child’s physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development. Parenting involves nurturing, guiding, and supporting children as they grow, which can include teaching values, discipline, and encouraging social and academic skills. It encompasses various styles and approaches, such as authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved, each impacting a child’s growth and behavior differently. The term applies to biological parents as well as adoptive, step, and foster parents, reflecting the broader concept of caregiving and the influence of family dynamics on a child’s upbringing.