What Is a Surrogate Parent?

Series Summary

Early childhood is a special time for both kids and parents. It is widely held that during the first few years of a person’s life, some of the most important physical and emotional aspects of development are set in place. Young children are dependent upon their mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles or grandparents to meet their needs during this time. To grow into healthy, happy adults, kids require many things, including safe surroundings, a good diet, peer interaction and a variety of experiences. In this free video series, a day care owner provides general parenting tips for taking care of children. Become a better parent for babies, toddlers and children with advice on choosing baby bottles, organizing after-school activities and talking to kids about good manners. Discover resources for nannies, learn about child care centers and solve behavior problems for kids at home and in school. Take care of children of all ages with these helpful parenting tips!

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Veronica Baragas, with mywigglesandgiggles.com, and I'd like to share with you, a little bit about being a surrogate parent. Usually, a lot of the times, couples sometimes have problems conceiving babies the natural way, so a lot of the times, they result into surrogate parenting. Usually, either they find a woman that they know personally, or sometimes they can go through a surrogate agency, and find a woman who will carry their baby. A lot of the times they artificially inseminate the prospective mother, with the spouse's semen, and it's all a big process, whether you can do through an agency or independently, but a surrogate parent usually carries the baby through full term, for the couple that is not able to conceive naturally. Depending on the situation, sometimes surrogate parents are asked to be involved as a godparent, or an aunt or uncle, after the birth process. However, it's up to you, on your contract, and whatever agreement that you've made, but surrogate parenting is usually a woman who conceives and carries the baby for the full term, for the couple that is not able to conceive."