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And so he resolves to repay them in the only way he knows: with labor, with devotion, with the silent caretaking that eventually convinces them they’re being aided by a benevolent forest spirit.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

Meanwhile, Jackie Sloan pivoted from corporate reorganization and bankruptcy law to founding and running the Children’s Ranch, an Atwater Village organization that offers therapeutic animal caretaking programs for youth of all abilities and circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2024

A big-sister brand of caretaking was built into Lee from the start.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

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