Reparenting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reparenting is a noun meaning present participle and gerund of reparent.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of reparent.
More Meanings
- (psychology, 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.
Example Sentences
The way you talk to yourself is a good way to discern if reparenting might be useful to you, he said.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parentification, regression, reattribution, rebirthing, redecision, transference.
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