The phrase "parenting gig" refers to the job or responsibility of being a parent. It indicates all the tasks, duties, and challenges involved in taking care of and raising a child. Full definition
It's a learning process for everyone — for us adults who are facing new and pressing concerns about the climate, while trying to figure out this strange parenting gig, and for children who are growing, discovering themselves, and are eventually bound to realize that their older relatives haven't left this world nearly as pristine as it should be. (treehugger.com)