parental

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As Ms. Carr shows, the parental perspective of what is happening may not impinge upon what siblings think is happening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Apple also touted its parental controls as tech companies face increasing pressure worldwide on child safety and screen addiction.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"Repealing the defence would, by definition, make this kind of reasonable parental behaviour prosecutable."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Sonja Shaw pulled out an impressive primary win as an unabashed parental rights advocate while successfully running her local school district,” Christensen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

When Mr. or Mrs. Pace swooped down flapping parental wings, he was getting precisely what he wanted.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter