Grammar fix
raise children
bring up kids
To care for and guide children as they grow up, teaching them how to behave and helping them become adults.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
It's not easy to raise children on your own, but many single parents do it every day.
In my opinion, it is important for both parents to share the responsibility when they raise children, as it helps create a balanced family environment.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: It's hard to grow up children.
Say: It's hard to raise children.
You RAISE children; 'grow up' is what children do themselves.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Undertook the rearing of' is archaic; 'raise kids' is normal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
raise children
- raise children
- raise kids
- bring up children
- raise them well