parental

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It also called for the state to use AI to become more efficient, to bar cellphones in schools and to require parental consent for kids 15 and under joining social media.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Second, the attorney general asserted that Article 1, Section 2 of the Florida Constitution bars biological parents—like egg and sperm donors—from transferring their parental rights to another party.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

These chaperone policies—sometimes called youth escort or parental guidance policies—started decades ago and have increased alongside the rise in mall disruptions over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A house mother provides the kind of love, care and parental support that so many of the house’s children weren’t fortunate enough to receive from their biological parents.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

My mother maintained the sort of parental mind-set that I now recognize as brilliant and nearly impossible to emulate—a kind of unflappable Zen neutrality.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama