1. Responsive parenting is a parent that is about warmth, sensitivity, and attentive to a child's needs. This approach caters to having a secure attachment with their caregiver which is extremely important to have for the childs wellbeing. How I would explain or describe it to an adult is by simply telling them that being in tune with your child is important to have a good relationship with them. It is understanding that they are tiny humans with feelings that they are also trying to navigate and as parents we are here to help them by listening to their needs, showing affection, and even laughing at their jokes. 2. Some things I would consider when supporting a parent are understanding the parent's history, when we understand their history then we can understand why they do the things they do and help them through it. Why does something like this trigger you and help the parents? We do not judge one another. It is also important to understand cultural background, people believe or react to things differently. Another thing I would do to support a parent is educate the parent to the different emotional stages in a childs life, as well as offer different approaches when dealing with things. Not every child is the same and what works for one might not work for the others. 3. A challenge might be the parent understanding their own feelings, they could have unresolved issues that they never went to therapy for so they might not know how to navigate through those feelings. Another challenge might be the stress of everyday life, things are alot different both parents need to work multiple jobs in order to keep the roof over their heads and food on the table. One theory I could suggest is Erikson's stages of psychological development could help a parent navigate through those different stages. Responsive parenting practices involve various components that are important in creating an effective understanding between the parent and child. These components include being responsive to children's needs and behaviors, expressing warmth and patience, showing positive affect, validating the child, and scaffolding (Niec, 2022, p. 86). Remembering to use these components consistently will allow your child to understand you and appreciate your attention towards them. This is because your child would feel seen, heard, and understood. For example, if your child is expressing that they want something at the store and they unfortunately cannot have it because of financial issues, making sure that they feel understood and heard is important rather than just saying no. We would approach this by explaining that they cannot have the toy at the moment and that we understand that they really like the toy, but because we just cannot afford it at the moment we will try to come back and get it another day. Some factors to consider when supporting a parent who would like to engage in responsive parenting practice would be to show consistency and transparency. Especially for parents who are looking to start responsive parenting practice to a child that has not experienced this parenting practice before. It can be quite confusing for children if these components are abruptly implemented instead of slowly shown. Some of the challenges parents may experience would be disruptive behavior from children as they might not understand what the parent is trying to do. As I mentioned before, for parents who have not previously used responsive parenting styles on the same children the different change in style might be confusing for them as they may feel the parent is not being sincere. They might react by yelling or screaming since it is what they are accustomed to. This in turn, may frustrate the parent causing them to pull back from the responsive parenting styles and resort to screaming and yelling to the disruptive child.