reparentingn.
/ˌriːˈpɛːrəntɪŋ/, /ˌriːˈpɛːrn̩tɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈpɛrəntɪŋ/ Psychology (originally and chiefly U.S.).
Any of various therapeutic techniques intended to treat emotional and psychological problems relating to the parenting a person experienced as a child. Frequently attributive.
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1970 J. L. Schiff All my Children ii. 21 The process we call ‘Reparenting’.
1988 J. Bradshaw Healing Shame that Binds You ii. xii. 222 As the reparenting process takes place, you recognize that there was a part of your authentic self which endured.
1998 A. Forna Mother of All Myths (1999) i. 20 Today, people enter analysis, seek therapy and attend re-parenting classes because of their relationship with their mothers.
2002 J. Glatzer Conquering Panic & Anxiety Disorders 94 Self-esteem can be improved through a process known as reparenting.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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