What it means
Parenting covers meeting a child's physical needs, giving love and attention, setting limits and preparing the child for adult life. Researchers describe styles such as authoritative (warm with clear rules), authoritarian (strict, little warmth), permissive (warm, few rules) and uninvolved. A parent's culture, health, stress and support all affect it.
For the nurse
Watch how parents and baby respond to each other, teach newborn care and safety, give anticipatory guidancean-TIS-ih-puh-tor-ee GY-densTeaching that prepares a person or family for what to expect at the next stage, before it happens.Full entry about the next stage of development, and connect families who are struggling with support services.
Related terms
attachment
The deep emotional bond between an infant and a parent or caregiver.
anticipatory guidance
Teaching that prepares a person or family for what to expect at the next stage, before it happens.