I have just had my fifth child.  I just love being a mum its the best job in the world.  Are you a parent?
No, I'm not. Parenting skills vary, and I hope that when I'm a parent I'll have good parenting skills and be referred to as a "good parent."
I hope people see me as that too.  You will love it when you do.  I imagine parenting styles vary from country to country?
I'm not sure, but the quality of parenting can be more essential than the quantity of time spent with the child.
Definitely. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively to the biological relationship.
Where as a parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species.
Indeed.  It is in everything you do and say and everything you show a child.  They are like sponges and absorb everything around them so it is important to have good, positive influences in their lives.
Oh yes! he English pediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott described the concept of "good-enough" parenting in which a minimum of prerequisites for healthy child development are met.
I have not heard of him.  I will have to check him out.  What else does he talk about in relation to parenting?
It sounds grim, but wrote, "The good-enough mother...starts off with an almost complete adaptation to her infant's needs, and as time proceeds she adapts less and less completely, gradually, according to the infant's growing ability to deal with her failure."
Oh my that sounds tough.  I did study psychoanalysis though so he still may be an interesting read.