<p>This article aims to review the scientific production and dominant study perspectives on the relationship between parenting and prosocial behavior in childhood and adolescence.&nbsp; The bibliographic search was carried out in the Web of Science database. For the handling of the data, a clustering analysis was performed using graph theory. The bibliometrix, <em>Sci2</em> Tool and Gephi tools were used for this purpose. The results highlight the current importance of contextual and intercultural factors in the study of parentality and prosocial development. Three dominant research orientations were found focused on mediations of emotional and moral factors between parental practices and prosocial behaviour in adolescents (1); parenting and psychological factors associated with prosocial development in childhood (2) and parenting practices associated with prosocial and antisocial behaviour in adolescents (3).</p>