as in parenthood
the caring for a child by its parents
as the big day approaches, the expectant couple are starting to get worried about their fitness for parenting
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as in raising
to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education
They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
With its mix of physical comedy, holiday spirit, and questionable parenting, Home Alone remains a nostalgic Christmas classic.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Flowers' clip served as a true reminder that parenting comes with its fair share of surprises.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Mandy Moore is highlighting a relatable parenting moment.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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But where parenting is concerned, the issue feels especially urgent, as young people struggle with a rise in mental-health problems that some have blamed on social media and screen time.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
With its mix of physical comedy, holiday spirit, and questionable parenting, Home Alone remains a nostalgic Christmas classic.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Flowers' clip served as a true reminder that parenting comes with its fair share of surprises.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Mandy Moore is highlighting a relatable parenting moment.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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That uncertainty resonated with Heller’s own experience of the extreme fatigue and mental anguish that are just a natural part of parenthood and long-term relationships.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yoder’s book dove headfirst into the realities faced by many women who found the gap between the expectations around parenthood and the experience itself to be leagues apart, before taking an intriguingly magical and brutal detour into primal-scream fantasy.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Harris has come under fire for losing her campaign despite raising more than $1 billion.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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About 32% of owners reported raising compensation, up a point from October.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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But hospital social workers are often overworked, said Kylie Haines, who manages a program for pregnant women with opioid use disorder at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the top maternity teaching hospitals in the nation.Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Have breast milk feeding rates 12% higher compared with maternity care hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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