"Parenting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Performing the role of a parent by care-giving, nurturance, and protection of the child by a natural or substitute parent. The parent supports the child by exercising authority and through consistent, empathic, appropriate behavior in response to the child's needs. PARENTING differs from CHILD REARING in that in child rearing the emphasis is on the act of training or bringing up the children and the interaction between the parent and child, while parenting emphasizes the responsibility and qualities of exemplary behavior of the parent.
| Descriptor ID |
D016487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.370.310
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parenting" by people in this website by year, and whether "Parenting" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parenting" by people in Profiles.
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Food parenting practices, family meals, and preschoolers' dietary intake: A study of Hispanic families with low incomes. Appetite. 2025 Jul 01; 211:108017.
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Exploring profiles of fathers integrating food and physical activity parenting practices. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Mar 17; 28(1):e58.
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Missed opportunities to support parents' use of healthy discipline. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Mar; 161:107257.
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Parenting and Family Concerns of Couples Navigating Advanced Breast Cancer: Exploring Discussions Around Parenting Challenges and Targets for Intervention. Psychooncology. 2025 Jan; 34(1):e70069.
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Kenyans' perspectives on parenting roles and strategies used to raise young children in Kenya. J Fam Psychol. 2024 Oct; 38(7):1007-1016.
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Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder Severity and Parenting Behaviors During Conflict Discussions With Adolescent Offspring. J Pers Disord. 2024 Jun; 38(3):284-300.
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Complex ADHD Challenging Case: When Simple Becomes Complex: Managing Clinician Bias and Navigating Challenging Family Dynamics in a 6-Year-Old Girl with ADHD and Developmental Delays. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Mar-Apr 01; 45(2):e181-e184.
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Patients with advanced cancer and their spouses parenting minor children: The role of the relationship context in parenting concerns. Psychooncology. 2024 Mar; 33(3):e6310.
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Using Mobile Technology for Family-Based Prevention in Families with Low Incomes: Lessons from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Childhood Obesity Prevention Program. Prev Sci. 2024 Feb; 25(2):369-379.
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A Qualitative Study on Parenting Practices to Sustain Adolescent Health Behaviors in American Indian Families. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 11 03; 20(21).