child-rearing

noun

: the process of taking care of and raising children

Her husband is actively involved in child-rearing.

—often used before another noun

child-rearing practices/methods

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Questionable child-rearing methods aside, the point here and throughout Brothership is that harmony takes work. —

Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 It's believed parents are turning to an intensive style of child-rearing because raising our families in the modern world is more difficult and therefore requires ramped up supervision. —

Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024 So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024 This is an authoritative style of child-rearing that calls for both rules and warmth. —

Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for child-rearing