caretaking

Example Sentences

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I learned about all kinds of cooperative parents while researching the evolution of caretaking for my new book, The Creatures’ Guide to Caring.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

What we weren’t privy to were those alleged mood swings she mentioned in her breakup post, part of the silent caretaking women perform alongside other household maintenance.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Then, several weeks before the trip, involved with caretaking responsibilities and trip-planning, the idea somehow, suddenly, made sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

For the women who have attended these postpartum retreats, they credit the experience with helping them heal and relax postpartum, as well as teaching them very necessary infant caretaking skills.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024

The caretaking skills were no doubt those of Fiona, on his left; he remembered noticing the tenderness with which she had bathed the Old.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry