Parental characteristics

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Parenting

Types of parent

Adolescent fathers Adolescent mothers Adoptive parents Expectant parents Fathers Foster parents Homosexual parents Mothers Single parents Single fathers Single mothers Stepparents Surrogate parents (human)

Articles concerning parents

Delayed parenthood Father child relations Mother child relations Parent child communication Parent child relations Parent child interaction Parent educational background Parent school relationship Parent training Parental absence Parental attitudes Parental characteristics Parental expectations Parental investment Parental occupation Parental permissiveness Parental role Parenthood status Parenting skills

Related topics

Alloparenting Animal maternal behavior Animal parental behavior Animal rearing Bateman's principle Child discipline Child rearing practices Corporal punishment in the home

Parental characteristics are features of parents that have been identified as explanatory variables in a wide range of settings. They include:

• Parent educational background
• Parental attitudes
• Parental occupation
• Parental permissiveness
• Parental role
• Parenting skills

See also

• Childrearing practices
• Parent child communication
• Parent child relations
• Parental absence
• Parental investment
• Parenting