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parental

[puh-ren-tl] / pəˈrɛn tl /


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Apple unveiled new child accounts and a comprehensive redesign of its parental controls settings that can more easily be set to block adult websites and only allow age-appropriate media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Tianna and Nikki finally found a donor they felt safe with on a co-parenting website and created a contract so that all parties were aware of their plans for contact and parental rights.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

High-level education has expanded rapidly in China in recent decades as an economic boom pushed up living standards -- as well as parental expectations for their children's careers.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

And accepting that joyful sorrow and sorrowful joy are the double helix of parental DNA takes time.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

I am always aware of being older and wiser—of being a parent with parental fears—and being unsure of how life will treat them.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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