child-rearing
Bringing up kids
Child-rearing is the process of raising children—feeding, educating, disciplining, and generally caring for them from infancy through adolescence.
The term emphasizes the ongoing work involved: She took time off for child-rearing.
It often appears in discussions of parenting philosophy, gender roles, and work-life balance: Traditional child-rearing practices are being questioned.
Nurturing and guiding children
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- feedingGiving food to
- weaningGradual dietary independence
toilet training · babywearing · co-sleeping · attachment parenting · breastfeeding · swaddling · potty training · scheduling
Notable points of progress
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- talkingProducing speech aloud
- teethingFirst molars emerging
socialization · cognitive growth · motor skills · language acquisition · emotional regulation · bonding · attachment · independence
Outbursts of childish anger
- sleeplessnessInability to rest
- colicSpasmodic abdominal distress
- sibling rivalryCompetition between children sharing parents
- behavioral issuesProblematic patterns of action
separation anxiety · teething pain · illness · exhaustion · work-life balance · childcare costs · burnout · guilt
Child-led educational philosophy
- WaldorfSalad or school type
- attachment theoryStudy of emotional bonds
- SpockLogical alien or pediatrician
- free-rangeNot confined to enclosure
helicopter parenting · tiger parenting · authoritarian · democratic · conscious parenting · respectful parenting · unschooling · homeschooling
Relatives beyond parents, siblings
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- collectivistAdvocate for group primacy
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- filial pietyRespect owed to parents
naming ceremonies · rites of passage · coming-of-age · cultural values · traditions · indigenous practices · multigenerational · communal
parenting
Nurturing and guiding children
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- feedingGiving food to
weaning · toilet training · babywearing · co-sleeping · attachment parenting · breastfeeding · swaddling · potty training · scheduling · routines
milestones
Notable points of progress
teething · socialization · cognitive growth · motor skills · language acquisition · emotional regulation · bonding · attachment · independence · self-esteem
tantrums
Outbursts of childish anger
- sleeplessnessInability to rest
- colicSpasmodic abdominal distress
- sibling rivalryCompetition between children sharing parents
behavioral issues · separation anxiety · teething pain · illness · exhaustion · work-life balance · childcare costs · burnout · guilt · patience
Montessori
Child-led educational philosophy
- WaldorfSalad or school type
- attachment theoryStudy of emotional bonds
- SpockLogical alien or pediatrician
free-range · helicopter parenting · tiger parenting · authoritarian · democratic · conscious parenting · respectful parenting · unschooling · homeschooling · nature-based
extended family
Relatives beyond parents, siblings
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- collectivistAdvocate for group primacy
- individualistOne who values autonomy
filial piety · naming ceremonies · rites of passage · coming-of-age · cultural values · traditions · indigenous practices · multigenerational · communal · elders
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- gender rolesgender roles, masculinity, femininity, gender stereotypes, traditional roles
- Nanny ShowsThe Nanny, Mary Poppins
- Momsmom, mother, mama, mommy, mummy
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- generationsbaby boomers, millennials, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer
child-rearingchild abandonment
Deserting one's minor dependents
abandonment · neglect · child neglect · desertion · child abuse
child-rearingelder care
Assistance for seniors
eldercare · geriatric care · end-of-life care · senior care · hospice care