Micro-parenting

Micro-parenting: Judgmental, intrusive and obnoxious involvement of non-custodial parties in child rearing.

The teacher was micro-parenting when she refused to allow the student to eat her packed snack because the teacher deemed it unhealthy.

by Krisport April 30, 2015

p-parenting

To scream and intimidate a telephone operator with the objective to make them wish they never put on the uniform today.

I did not get the service I paid for so I called the company and just got done p-parenting the telephone operator.

by 1871attendant4life December 17, 2011

backseat parenting

The act of parenting when the children are not yours. Often happens in a very public place where peoples parenting skills are on display to random people.

Snikklefritz Larry, you're kicking sand all over me you little frolfer.

bystander 1 Geez that's some lousy parenting
bystander 2 Your backseat parenting is getting out of hand

by popalsquatch August 20, 2012

EZ appeasement parenting

EZ Appeasement Parenting – alternate name to otherwise describe & challenge the Attachment Parenting trend: co-sleeping, extended breastfeeding and other non-authoritative methods that suggest an inverted familial hierarchy, in which the child is boss, where its every demand & desire is granted in a misguided, anti-confrontational attempt to keep the child “happy”

The EZ appeasement parenting proponent, who hadn't had a full night of sleep in six years, admitted that her tyrannical son ruled the roost, but that it was based on ideal parenting beliefs.

by ka the wordsmith October 15, 2015

co-parenting

A method of child rearing, most prevalent among divorced or separated parents, wherein one party can berate, abuse, slander, malign, degrade, humiliate and demean the other party for failing to act within an arcane, undisclosed and unachievable list of arbitrary and misaligned goals, methodologies, and intentions, for the betterment of the children(s') well being and mental conditions.

Asil: "You can talk to your children when you learn how to co-parent! You have to listen to me!"

Nero: "Ok. What do you want to tell me?"

Asil: "You can only talk to them about the four topics I have assigned to you today! You cannot talk to them about tomorrow's topics! WE HAVE TO WORK ON CO-PARENTING!!!"

Nero: "I can talk to them about anything that doesn't harm them. They just asked what is for dinn..."

Asil: "NOT ACCEPTABLE! WHY WON'T YOU CO-PARENT WITH ME? YOU MUST RESPECT ME!"

Nero: "......"

Asil: "RESPECT MAH AU-THOR-A-TAY! Why won't you CO-PARENT?!?!?"

Nero: "....."

Asil: "GROW UP! PULL UP YOUR BIG BOY PANTS!"

by WhopperJr August 19, 2013

helium parenting

(n.) -- A method of parenting which is similar to the way a child holds a balloon, in which parents allow their children to rise like a helium-filled balloon and float on their own, while at the same time making sure that their growing sons and daughters have a strong grasp on the string so that they do not float away to unknown parts.

"My parents were good to me, and they raised me with helium parenting ideas. They gave me a lot of freedom when I was a child but they were always there for me, too. I loved being a balloon and yet I was glad they made sure I was holding on to the string."

overheard at a watercooler in the hallway at Temple Beth Shalom in
Toronto, Janary 31, 2012

by PRwiz101 August 1, 2012

Facebook Parenting

When your friends update status always have something to do with the kids being out of control, they are secretly asking for advice on how to handle the situation.

Tim: did you see Kim's facebook status all day yesterday?

Todd: Yeah, she is always talking about her bad kids.

Tim: That is what you call Facebook Parenting. She doesn't know how to control the kids.

by Julio Rumundo May 20, 2009