Parenting Refers to the Aspects of Raising a Child Aside from the Biological Relationship

Parenting or Child rearing what is the process of promoting and supporting the physical - emotional - social - financial and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.

The most common caretaker in parenting are the biological parent/parents of the child. However in certain circumstances there may well be others, such as, older siblings, immediate family, grandparents or a legal guardian, including Governments and or societies who may also have a role in the child rearing.

There are such instances of orphaned or abandoned children who require parental care and are non-parent blood relations. Other children may be adopted, raised in foster care or placed in an orphanage.

Usually parenting skills will vary, however a parent with good parenting skills in most cases will be referred as a good parent.

A well known English Pediatrician and psychoanalyst, described the concept of "Good Enough" parenting in which a minimum of prerequisites for a healthy child development are met.

The "Good-Enough" mother usually starts off with an almost complete adaption to her infant's needs. As time goes by she adapts a less and less approach, gradually and according to the infant's growing ability helps her deal with her failure.

Characteristics that make a good or a "Good Enough" parent vary from individual to individual, and additionally, research has supported that parental history in both terms of attachment of varying qualities as well as parental psychopathology, particularly in the wake of adverse experiences, which can adversely influence parental sensitivity and child outcomes

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