Noun

parents

  1. Plural form of parent.; one's father and mother.

Synonyms

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Fri Jul 10 08:53:45 2009

A parent is a mother or father; one who sires or gives birth to and/or nurtures and raises an offspring. The different roles of parents vary throughout the tree of life, and are especially complex in human culture.

Father

Main article: Father

Like mothers, fathers may be categorised according to their biological, social or legal relationship with the child. Historically, the biological relationship paternity has been determinative of fatherhood. However, proof of paternity has been intrinsically problematic and so social rules often determined who would be regarded as a father e.g. the husband of the mother.

Biological parents and parental testing

The term biological parent refers to a parent who is the biological mother or father of an individual. While an individual's parents are often also their biological parents, it is seldom used unless there is an explicit difference between who acted as a parent for that individual and the person from whom they inherit half of their genes. For example, a person whose father has remarried may call his new wife their stepmother and continue to refer to their mother normally, though someone who has had little or no contact with their biological mother may address their foster parent as their mother, and their biological mother as such, or perhaps by her first name.

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Fri Jul 10 12:53:51 2009

How are the parents seated at the reception?
Q. My parents are divorced, but get along ok. His parents are married. Do I have all the parents sit at one table or should I give them each their own table so they can sit with their close family and friend? What do yall think?
Asked by Bunny - Thu Oct 16 19:34:09 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Here's how we sat: 1 table - bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen & their dates 2 table - my parents, grandmothers, aunts 3 table - his parents, sisters, their husband/date, & another close family friend It really worked out quite well! My sister did the same with her wedding, but added a 4th family table since her husband's parents are divorced.
Answered by Dana D - Thu Oct 16 19:43:10 2008

What is it like having parents who are older than the average parent?
Q. And before you start typing in your smart remarks, I know that parents can't be younger than their kids. This is a serious question, so please go play somewhere else if you don't have anything intelligent to contribute. I want to know what it is like for kids who have older parents. I am 49 with two adult sons, ages 26 and 23. But I also have a daughter who is 18 months old. I will be 65 when she graduates from high school. I would like to hear the pros and cons of the age distance from kids with older parents. This is important to me. Thanks for your serious input.
Asked by Sam - Fri Apr 14 23:43:15 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm 23, but when my best friend and I were in 8th grade, her mom had a son. During that time, she felt a little jealous of the baby because until then, she had been the youngest. Also, her mom made some decisions that were very different for her boy than the way she raised the girls. Like now, you may have more money to spend on your child than you did with your sons. That's okay and it makes it easier that they were boys and your new one is a girl! My friend still watches her little brother, but I think she still feels a little neglected. I think maybe it's best to make sure that you don't treat your other children like they don't matter, or that the newborn is more important. Make time for all of your children, (Newborns obviously need… [cont.]
Answered by rockchick13 - Sat Apr 15 02:11:01 2006

How are irresponsible parents the main cause of the disappearance of children?
Q. How are irresponsible parents the main cause of the disappearance of children? Irresponsible parents are the main cause for cases such as kidnap of children to occur. Do you agree? Why? If it is not the main cause, then what is and why?
Asked by Horsewhips - Fri Apr 4 12:44:05 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I don't know what the situation is in Malaysia (where your question was posted), but in the US, more children run away than are kidnapped. Often their homelives are miserable, usually due to abuse from their mother's boyfriend or their stepparent. Many are thrown out for bad behavior, or just for being gay or pregnant. Many are drug addicts or alcoholics and have turned to full-time prostitution to support their habit. Of the ones that are kidnapped, nearly always it's by the parent that doesn't have custody, rarely by strangers. In any case, I wouldn't automatically blame the parent, nor would I automatically say the parent was faultless.
Answered by thosewerethedays - Wed Apr 9 15:53:27 2008

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Parenting is the process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

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  • Parenting is among the most personal choices anyone ever makes. At the same time, no other individual decision has as significant a societal impact. Finding a careful balance between personal autonomy and the public welfare is often a considerable challenge.
  • Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying up her children's minds. It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage through their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day. If you could keep awake (but of course you can't) you would see your own mother doing this, and you would find it very interesting to watch her. It is quite like tidying up drawers. You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humourously over some of your contents, wondering where on earth you had picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek as if it were a kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight. When you wake up in the morning, the naughtiness and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind; and on the top, beautifully aired, are spread out your prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on.
  • Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
    • Napoleon Bonaparte, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 441.
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