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41Noncustodial parent — A noncustodial parent is a parent who does not have physical and/or legal custody of his/her child by court order. A child custody determination means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody …
42Gatekeeper parent — A gatekeeper parent, typically a mother, is one who takes to arrogating themselves the power to decide what relationship is acceptable between the other parent and the child(ren), either within a marriage, or outside any formal agreement between… …
43Helicopter parent — is a colloquial, early 21st century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her child s or children s experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. The term was originally coined by Foster W. Cline,… …
44Nurturant parent model — The nurturant parent model is a parenting style which envisions a family model where children are expected to explore their surroundings with protection from their parents. This model believes that children inherently know what they need and… …
45Deadbeat parent — is a term referring to obligor parents of either gender that have freely chosen not to be a financially supportive parent in their children s lives. Primarily used in the US and Canada, the gender specific deadbeat dad and deadbeat mom are… …
46one-parent family — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms one parent family : singular one parent family plural one parent families a family in which only one parent lives in the home and looks after the children. The usual American word is single parent family …
47lone parent — a parent living alone with dependent offspring Usually an unmarried mother or a parent whose spouse lives apart through divorce or other separation, without any suggestion that the child has other than two progenitors: The main reason… …
48one-parent family — a parent living alone with dependent offspring There are normally two parents still alive, of whom one is permanently absent from the home, or, in the case of many young females, was never there at all: The one parent family is going to …
49one-parent family — n a family in which there is only one parent who lives with the children = ↑single parent family …
50absent parent — a parent who does not live with his or her infant child or children Usually, the father, who is not just away on a business trip: We must be careful that we do not empty our surgeries of angry absent parents only to fill them with angry …
