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Obama family portrait, 2011. A person's biological parents are the persons from whom the individual inherits their genes.The term is generally only used if there is a need to distinguish an individual's parents from their biological parents, For example, an individual whose father has remarried may call the father's new wife their stepmother and continue to refer to their mother normally ...
Italian parents value social and emotional competence and believe that curiosity demonstrates good interpersonal skills. [61] Dutch parents, however, value independence, long attention spans, and predictability; in their eyes, asking questions is a negative behavior, signifying a lack of independence. [61]
WP:PARENT may refer to: Wikipedia:Advice for parents; Wikipedia:Child protection; Wikipedia:Glossary#Parent, a general-usage definition; WP:OTHERPARENT, "Asking the other parent" also known as "forum shopping" or "admin shopping" for support; WP:PARENTCAT, a guideline on categorization
Father and children reading. According to a literature review by Christopher Spera (2005), Darling and Steinberg (1993) suggest that it is important to better understand the differences between parenting styles and parenting practices: "Parenting practices are defined as specific behaviors that parents use to socialize their children", while parenting style is "the emotional climate in which ...
A working parent is a father or a mother who engages in a work life. Contrary to the popular belief that work equates to efforts aside from parents' duties as a childcare provider and homemaker , it is thought [ by whom? ] that housewives or househusbands count as working parents. [ 1 ]
Parent chain, in organic chemistry, an unbranched compound; Parent class, in object-oriented programming; Parent company, a company that owns enough voting stock to control another firm; Parent drug, similar to metabolites of drugs; Parent (military), a larger military unit (garrison, ship, or air force station) controlling a smaller ...
A married, widowed, or single parent may treat their child as their spouse; this is known as spousification, and it occurs more often among single than married parents. [19] Mother–son spousification is more common than father–daughter spousification. [19] Mothers may put their sons in this role due to a desire for protection but fear of men.
P. Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II; Parental abuse by children; Parental alienation; Parental alienation syndrome; Parental brain; Parental bullying of children