1.   Although they are often busy raising children, some women make a point of updating their skills, taking classes and networking with peers.

2.   A baby boomer generation raising children and, often, taking care of aging parents as well has furthered that demand.

3.   But raising two children came first so our plans were to repair and remodel when our kids went out on their own.

4.   Colonizing space, let alone raising children out there, could be a lot trickier than you imagine.

5.   For a single mother exhausted by working full time and raising two children, Barry meant companionship, support, a novel lightheartedness.

6.   Like other parents who have made the leap from the working class to the wealthy, the challenges they face raising children are more daunting than they anticipated.

7.   Raising four children on her own, she stretches government food stamps and her weekly paycheck from St. Paul United Methodist Church as far as she can.

8.   Raising four children on her own, she stretches government food stamps and her weekly paycheck.

9.   The boomers have made raising children an obsession, while more and more women voters are trying to balance motherhood and work.

10.   The growth of the industry reflects changes in the larger culture that make raising children harder than ever, experts say.