Trends in research on parenting practices in Latin America

This article gathers and analyses research studies related to parenting practices in Latin America from state-of-the-art studies from 2002 to 2019. The leading current trends and perspectives that are suggested by these studies were identified. The methodology employed was one of integrative review, with the goal of arriving at new conclusions from the results of previous research studies. The methodology used was qualitative and from a hermeneutic theoretical perspective taken from academic and applied studies that advance forms of interaction and various types of parenting practices. It is concluded that researchers tend to use theoretical combinations to understand parenting practices, demonstrating the importance of what is being taught by the family or the immediate surroundings during the early years of life. A characteristic phenomenon thus emerges: the degree of co-responsibility of actors that intervene in the development of children and young people is mediated by a cultural factor.