How to Use parenting in a Sentence
parenting
noun- They share the responsibilities of parenting.
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The first few months of parenting hit hard for Easar Forghany and Melody Kim.
—Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
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While Green is no stranger to the world of parenting, this is Burgess's first go-around as a mom.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
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That is the real work of parenting, which many adults might not want to take on.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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The comments on her TikTok are a mix of praise for her parenting and snark about the jet.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 July 2022
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Some guests were thrilled at the prospect of a night off from parenting, says Samantha.
—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2021
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To butcher a common parenting adage, the nights are long, but the years are short.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
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They’re seen as the right-hand man to mothers, who have taken the lead in parenting.
—Jessica Troilo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2022
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Big things, like parenting and work, can fall by the wayside.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
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Now, this is not to say one way of parenting is better than the other.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 13 May 2023
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Ashley Ziegler is a full-time parenting writer and mom to a 1 and a 4-year-old.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 11 May 2024
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The Queen left most of her parenting to the nannies, according to Charles.
—Women's Health, 3 May 2023
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Although Willis and Moore called it quits in 1998, that wouldn't be the end of Willis' parenting journey.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
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Most moms and dads consider the first few years of parenting to be among the hardest.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Norwegian style of parenting is a lot more laid back.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
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Why growl at Midge’s icebox parenting, which the show sees as adorable?
—Anthony Lan, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2021
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There are a lot of milestones to mark in parenting—first tooth, first birthday, first day of school.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
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And on the flip side, what parenting skills can help a woman excel in the workplace?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 7 May 2021
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There’s yet to be an ideal time to be Black and parenting or pregnant.
—Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
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Her ex, Brady, in the meantime, also had things to say about parenting.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 July 2025
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There is a place, an important one, for the novels that give voice to the struggles and drudgeries of parenting.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
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In the finale, the families choose one parenting style to rule them all.
—Lydia Kiesling, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2023
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That's in some ways truer for women, who tend to do the second shift, of parenting and housework.
—Lisa Selin Davis, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021
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This is what gentle parenting gets you, Rhaenyra.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
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Today, men are about as likely as mothers to say parenting is a key source of meaning and a central priority in their lives.
—Darby Saxbe, Fortune, 21 June 2026
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In many species, the males are just as adept at parenting as the females.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 June 2026
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Fun dads, at their best, are not dodging serious parenting.
—Jen Zamzow, CNBC, 20 June 2026
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Beta moms have a lot in common with second best parenting and type B moms.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 20 June 2026
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A lot of the discussion around tablet use among kids shames parents, framing it as an example of lazy or bad parenting.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
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Mingrone wrote a post on a local parenting listserv in March.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
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