Examples of parenting in a Sentence
They share the responsibilities of parenting.
as the big day approaches, the expectant couple are starting to get worried about their fitness for parenting
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But children are not just short adults, Eileen Kennedy-Moore, a clinical psychologist who specializes in parenting and child development, reminded me.
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Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Notably, the correlation between high parent stress and reduced positive parenting along with reduced healthy food intake in children remained in the control group after three months but was no longer significant in the PMH group.
—Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Flynn Clayman and his wife get to juggle not only coaching duties during March Madness while managing parenting duties for 19-month old son, Quinn.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
De-stress on the daily Whether we're being sapped by parenting decisions, job hunting, health troubles or world weariness, many of us could use a charge to our internal battery, says clinical psychologist Enmanuel Mercedes, who counsels many (often exhausted) parents.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
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Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Notably, the correlation between high parent stress and reduced positive parenting along with reduced healthy food intake in children remained in the control group after three months but was no longer significant in the PMH group.
—Karen Guzman, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Flynn Clayman and his wife get to juggle not only coaching duties during March Madness while managing parenting duties for 19-month old son, Quinn.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
De-stress on the daily Whether we're being sapped by parenting decisions, job hunting, health troubles or world weariness, many of us could use a charge to our internal battery, says clinical psychologist Enmanuel Mercedes, who counsels many (often exhausted) parents.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parenting. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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parenting
noun
par·ent·ing
ˈpar-ənt-iŋ 
ˈper-
: the raising of a child by its parents
Medical Definition
parenting
noun
par·ent·ing
ˈpar-ənt-iŋ, ˈper-
: the raising of a child by its parents
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