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reparenting

reparenting 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. Also the present participle and gerund of reparent.

Noun

reparenting (uncountable)

  1. (New-Age) 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.
    • The way you talk to yourself is a good way to discern if reparenting might be useful to you, he said.2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN

Also used as

reparenting is also the present participle and gerund of reparent.

Origin of reparenting

From re- + parenting.

Questions about reparenting

What does reparenting mean?
Reparenting means 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.
What part of speech is reparenting?
Reparenting is a noun.

Words near reparenting in the dictionary

  1. reparatives
  2. reparatory
  3. reparel
  4. reparent
  5. reparented
  6. reparenting
  7. reparents
  8. reparixin
  9. repark
  10. reparked
  11. reparking

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