Definition of parenting
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They share the responsibilities of parenting.
as the big day approaches, the expectant couple are starting to get worried about their fitness for parenting
Recent Examples of parenting from the Web
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The New York Times style section – home of trend pieces about tweens making massive real estate decisions, dog co-parenting, and, of course, the entire Vows column – brings us the latest good argument for class war: rich kid séances.
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In the study, these parenting behaviors did not depend on the care that the mice received as babies—
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A pair of Arctic terns show off their parenting skills in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge at Potter Marsh south of Anchorage.
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As the family grew, so did parenting responsibilities.
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At the time of the initiative's launch, the center allowed prisoners to access academic and vocational courses and programming on issues like substance abuse, anger management and parenting.
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And of course, there’s the long-raging debate over whether spanking is good parenting or abusive.
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Sims took a parenting class in October 2016, court records show.
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On the educational side, Katie Lorentz, a doctor in the internal medicine and pediatrics division of Shawnee Mission Health, was on hand to answer questions about the links between parenting and good medical care.
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First Known Use of parenting
1918
PARENTING Defined for English Language Learners
parenting
playDefinition of parenting for English Language Learners
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: the process of taking care of children until they are old enough to take care of themselves : the things that parents do to raise a child
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