caretaking functions

caretaking functions. Family law. A parent’s or caregiver’s task that either involves interaction with a child or directs others’ interaction with a child. • Some caretaking functions include feeding and bathing a child, guiding the child in language and motor-skills development, caring for a sick child, disciplining the child, being involved in the child’s educational development, and giving the child moral instruction and guidance. Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution: Analysis and Recommendations § 2.03 (ALI, Tentative Draft No. 3, pt. I, 1998). Cf. PARENTING FUNCTIONS.

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资深译员姚坚，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与私募资本有关的法律文件。