parenting

co-parent

Of a set of parents who were previously married or in a relationship with each other, to jointly raise their child(ren). My ex-boyfriend and I co-parent, so the kids will be with him this weekend. John co-parents with his ex-wife.

co-parenting

Of a set of parents who were previously married or in a relationship with each other, the act of jointly raising their child(ren). I know co-parenting isn't always easy, but at least the kids get to spend time with both of you.

free-range parenting

A movement and/or method of parenting in which children are granted ample freedom with limited parental supervision, within boundaries considered appropriate by their parents. The movement is often seen as a reaction against laws, rules, and societal pressures mandating that children are supervised nearly at all times. We believe in free-range parenting, so once we think our kids are mature enough to handle the responsibility of walking to the park by themselves, we'll let them.
See also: parenting
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • co-parent
  • coparenting
  • co-parenting
  • have a run-in
  • have a run-in with (someone)
  • have a run-in with somebody
  • have a run-in with someone/something
  • turn of the screw
  • a turn of the screw
  • hasty
References in periodicals archive
Along the way, the parenting coordinator works on longer-term issues, such as helping the parents learn to communicate more effectively with each other and build their ability to resolve disputes themselves.
Obtaining evidence in high conflict parenting disputes, Part 4: parenting coordination
Conservatives may worry, with good reason, that if laws restricting gay parenting aren't locked in now, perhaps drawing strength from the momentum behind anti-gay marriage legislation, their time will soon have passed.
All happy families: the looming battle over gay parenting
Data analysis revealed several needs expressed by the pregnant and parenting teens in the New Lives sample.
Essential components of a mentoring program for pregnant and parenting teens
The length of time that these grandparents had been parenting a grandchild ranged from one year to 7 or more years.
Grandfathers and the impact of raising grandchildren
She plans to raise these issues in court when the parenting plan is adjusted.
Key determinants of mothers' decisions to allow visits with non-custodial fathers
Parenting across the life span: The normative and non-normative cases.
Family adaptation to a young adult with mental retardation
She is the author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, a best-selling parenting book now in its twelfth printing.
The dark side of parental devotion: how camp can let the sun shine
Finally, several practitioners brought up the conflicting messages that pregnant and parenting teenagers often get from traditional Hispanic culture on the one hand, and from contemporary U.S.
Practitioners' perspectives on effective practices for Hispanic teenage pregnancy prevention
Our adoption and foster care policies are built on the premise that parenting is an intensely personal endeavor.
Judith S. Modell, A Sealed and Sacred Kinship: the Culture of Policies and Practices in American Adoption
Parenting ability relies on a complex and unquantifiable mix of skills and emotions.
Partners as parents: challenges faced by gays denied marriage
In the domain of parenting, the need for autonomy implies that parents perceive their parenthood as a choice or as a volitional act.
Motivating parents through class websites
Fourth, preferred parenting style would also be likely to affect the language that parents employ with their children.
Fathers' speech to their children: perfect pitch or tin ear?
Toward a 20 month pilot project to work with parents who have chronic crack/cocaine and heroin use problems who are clients of the Drug Treatment Court, to provide them with parenting supports and services that identify and prevent high-risk situations with their children.
Children's Aid Foundation Child Abuse Prevention Grant Program: 416-923-0924. (Funding)
But because there are often societal obstacles to their relationships and to gay parenting, there is a level of commitment that you don't always see in opposite-sex parents.
Rx for gay parenting: a Missouri physician talks about the American Academy of Pediatrics' pro-gay proclamation regarding adoption rights. (Behind the Headlines)
(The opposite of generativity, in Erikson's developmental scheme, is "stagnation," i.e., morbid self-absorption, a term that applies with equal force to boomer parenting practices and musical tastes.)
Teen-Demon Tracts: Why baby-boomer parents fear their children