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social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > child rearing
social science subjects > sociology > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > child rearing
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child rearing  

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  • Child rearing is the process of raising, fostering, nourishing, and educating a young boy or girl to the age of puberty or to adulthood (Simpson & Weiner, 1989). Child rearing involves several different aspects, including feeding, toilet training, dependency training, and aggression training (Halfon, Mclean, & Schuster, 2002). [Source: Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology: Issues, Terms, and Concepts; Child Rearing]

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