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Recent Examples of caregiving
According to a new study on African striped mice, a single gene may play an outsize role in parental caregiving in male mice.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Research on attachment consistently shows that children who experience warm, responsive, and predictable caregiving develop stronger emotional regulation and coping skills over time.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
Family caregivers may be particularly vulnerable because their daily caregiving often is not recognized as qualifying work.
—Emily D. Tisdale, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
In caregiving, efficiency is no substitute for human connection.
—Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
ADUs can help bring families closer and make caregiving easier, while allowing each generation some privacy.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
From there, the relationship quickly evolved into something neither of them labels as caregiving or work.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Gaps in caregiving, especially child care, causes states to lose billions of dollars in economic productivity and is a top reason for women leaving the workforce, the group found.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 4 Feb. 2026
Catalyst’s new survey data supports the view that caregiving plays a critical role in women’s workforce decision making that cannot be ignored.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Research on attachment consistently shows that children who experience warm, responsive, and predictable caregiving develop stronger emotional regulation and coping skills over time.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
Family caregivers may be particularly vulnerable because their daily caregiving often is not recognized as qualifying work.
—Emily D. Tisdale, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
In caregiving, efficiency is no substitute for human connection.
—Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
ADUs can help bring families closer and make caregiving easier, while allowing each generation some privacy.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
From there, the relationship quickly evolved into something neither of them labels as caregiving or work.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Gaps in caregiving, especially child care, causes states to lose billions of dollars in economic productivity and is a top reason for women leaving the workforce, the group found.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 4 Feb. 2026
Catalyst’s new survey data supports the view that caregiving plays a critical role in women’s workforce decision making that cannot be ignored.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caregiving
Noun
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Not just for motherhood, but also for the war.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The veteran songwriter’s first record in seven years is a wistful account of motherhood, gratitude, and grief.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Discuss why caretaking is needed Elysia Ostrander, who is a family dog trainer with Pawsitive Families, is a mom of two kids–ages 4 and 6–and a dog mom to a senior Shorthaired Pointer lab mix and an 8-month-old Labradoodle.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
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After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kate had changed her hair into a stylish bob — but apparently hadn’t updated her mothering skills — two years later when, in the sequel, Kevin again was discovered missing, at the Miami airport.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The options were very limited in maternity fashion, specifically.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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When essential services like maternity, emergency or behavioral health care become unprofitable, private systems may reduce or discontinue them.—
Shane Strum,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Caregiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caregiving. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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