reparenting
Meanings
noun
- A form of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively assumes the role of a new or surrogate parental figure for the client, in order to treat psychological disturbances caused by defective or abusive parenting.
verb
- present participle and gerund of reparent
Word forms
Etymology
From re- + parenting.
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