child-rearing
noun
: the process of taking care of and raising children
Her husband is actively involved in child-rearing.
—often used before another nounchild-rearing practices/methods
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Read: Cultural shifts alone won’t persuade people to have kids
This goes for all of the other pressing concerns about child-rearing that Americans ought to be discussing.
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
For Alabama mom Kandace Brown, whose 3-month-old won’t take a bottle, a recent jury summons threw a major wrench in her child-rearing plans when the court wouldn’t excuse her, regardless of her child’s feeding needs.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
People will be quick to assume that the causes were too much intrusion by reality TV into the most personal parts of our lives, age gap issues, cultural problems or child-rearing differences.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
These are women who embraces a 1950s-style homemaker lifestyle replete with beautiful frocks, focusing on domestic duties like cooking, cleaning, and child-rearing while their husband works.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
For Alabama mom Kandace Brown, whose 3-month-old won’t take a bottle, a recent jury summons threw a major wrench in her child-rearing plans when the court wouldn’t excuse her, regardless of her child’s feeding needs.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
People will be quick to assume that the causes were too much intrusion by reality TV into the most personal parts of our lives, age gap issues, cultural problems or child-rearing differences.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
These are women who embraces a 1950s-style homemaker lifestyle replete with beautiful frocks, focusing on domestic duties like cooking, cleaning, and child-rearing while their husband works.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Child-rearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child-rearing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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