title: Parenting: a relationship-oriented and competency-based process.
abstract: Parents have a complex task of guiding a specific child to maturity by using the opportunities offered by the environment, while avoiding its detrimental aspects. This article develops a theory of the parenting process that describes components of the parental role; situations where development and, thus, parenting occurs; the responsibility of parents in those situations; the attributes parents use to fulfill their role; and implications for professionals.
authors.affiliation: Parent Center, Child Study Institute and Phebe Anna Thorne School, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heath
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting