parenting
type: Concept
narrower: parent-child bonding

parent-child bonding
definition: Bonding refers to the process whereby parents develop emotional ties to—fall in love with—their children. Even in the professional literature, the term is frequently confused with the term attachment, which refers to the reciprocal process by which infants develop emotional relationships with their parents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Bonding, Parent-Child]
broader: parenting
type: Concept

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: parent-child bonding