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51Parent-offspring conflict — is a term used to signify the evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal fitness of parents and their offspring. While parents tend to maximize the number of offspring, the offspring can increase their fitness by getting a greater… …
52Parent rock — refers to the original rock from which something else was formed. It is mainly used in the context of soil formation where the parent rock will have a large influence on the nature of the resulting soil. The term is also used in the context of… …
53Parent-Child Interaction Therapy — (PCIT) is a form of psychotherapy for children ages 2 7 and their caregivers. It uses a unique combination of behavioral therapy, play therapy, and parent training to teach more effective discipline techniques and improve the parent child… …
54Parent (Québec) — Parent Lage in Québec …
55Parent cell — parent par ent (p[^a]r ent or p[=a]r ent; 277), n. [L. parens, entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. [1913 Webster]… …
56Parent nucleus — parent par ent (p[^a]r ent or p[=a]r ent; 277), n. [L. parens, entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. [1913 Webster]… …
57Parent Effectiveness Training — (P.E.T.) is a parent education program following the Gordon model by Thomas Gordon. Active listening Active listening describes the ability to reflect back in your own words the opinions and emotions of group members. An important goal of active… …
58Parent (Quebec) — Parent (Québec) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Parent. Entièrement enclavée dans le canton de Lamy, la municipalité du village de Parent occupe un espace de 41 km² en Haute Mauricie, à 150 km au nord ouest de La Tuque, à la limite est de la… …
59Parent Profile — Parent Profiles are documents (both online and paper) that outline information about possible adoptive families for a birth mothers child. This service is usually provided by an adoption agency and individuals that help write Dear Birthmom… …
60parent undertaking — parent company, or parent undertaking This is a company that owns or controls another company or companies. Any company that it owns is called a subsidiary. + parent company USA Also know …
