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
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Michelle Calderon, 40, admits her own troubled background and parenting problems.
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Many parenting experts and psychologists recoil at the idea of parents usurping this rite of passage in the name of expediency.
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Dads play more with sons but are more open about emotions with daughters, according to a new parenting study published last month in Behavioral Neuroscience.
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Somebody beat Khalil Gilbert to death, but his killer remains free When meth is mixed with parenting, the results can be fatal Child abuse trials: ‘
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Loudoun Nurturing Parenting Program Positive parenting techniques; children attend with parents.
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The couple welcomed their first child together, Jackson Kyle on May 14, and are now opening up about the challenges and joys of parenting in a new interview with People.
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Created in 2013, the parody twitter account pokes fun at modern-day progressive parenting.
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Parenting goes well when your response matches well the moment.
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1918
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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