Parents are among the most important people in the lives of young children. Parenting skills means a parent’s competencies in providing physical care, protection, supervision and psychological support appropriate to a child’s age and state of development.Parenting is the process of raising children and providing them with protection and care in order to ensure their healthy development into adulthood. Generally there are four parenting categories viz. authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved. Every category employs a unique approach to how parents raise their child.