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. [Blacks Law 8th]