Ukuba ngumzali

Ukuba ngumzali okanye ukukhulisa umntwana kukhuthaza kwaye kuxhase ukukhula ngokwasemzimbeni, kwengqondo, kwezentlalo, ngokweemvakalelo, kunye nemfundo ukususela ebuncinaneni ukuya ebudaleni . Ukuba ngumzali kubhekisa kubugocigoci bokukhulisa umntwana kwaye hayi kubudlelwane bebhayoloji kuphela.  For the legal definition of parenting and parenthood see: Haim Abraham, A Family Is What You Make It? Legal Recognition and Regulation of Multiple Parents (2017)

Abona bazali baxhaphakileyo kubazali ngabazali bemvelo bomntwana ekuthethwa ngaye. Nangona kunjalo, umgcini unokuba ngumntakwabo omdala, umzali wesibini, utatomkhulu, umgcini osemthethweni, umakazi, umalume, amanye amalungu osapho, okanye umhlobo wosapho.  Oorhulumente nebutho labantu basenokuba nenxaxheba ekukhuliseni abantwana okanye ekukhuliseni abantwana. Kwiimeko ezininzi, abantwana abaziinkedama okanye abalahliweyo bafumana inyameko yabazali kubudlelwane obungengobazali okanye ukunganxulumananga ngegazi. Abanye basenokukhuliswa, bakhuliswe kubazali abangenabani, okanye babekwe kwikhaya leenkedama .