child development exam
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- adoption
- a legal process by which children enter a family they were not born into
- single-parent family
- a family group that includes one parent and at least one child
- premature
- babies born before 37 weeks of developments and weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces
- 2
- the age the brain has reached its full adult size
- 20
- inches long that the average newborn is
- headstart programs
- helps disadvantaged children become ready for school
- developmental task
- challenge that must be met or skill developed at a particular stage of life
- 1-2
- the amount of pounds a baby should gain in about a month
- startle reflex
- a newborn's automatic response to a loud noise or a touch on the stomach, in which the legs are thrown up, fingers spread, and arms are first extended, and then brought back rapidly while the fingers close in a grasping action
- still birth
- if a baby dies after 20 weeks
- grasp reflex
- the automatic response of a newborn's hand to close over anything that comes in contact with the palm
- genes
- along with heredity this is one of the reasons there are so many birth effects
- paraprofessional
- a worker with education beyond high school that trains him or her for a certain field
- breast
- the type of milk that doctors recommend babies be given
- missed period
- first sign of pregnancy
- self-esteem
- how you value yourself
- identical
- always the same sex
- fraternal
- formed when two eggs are released at the same time and each is fertilized
- nuclear family
- a family group that includes a mother and father and at least one child
- conception
- the union of an ovum and sperm, resulting in the beginning of a pregnancy
- postpartum period
- period after pregnancy
- fetal alcohol syndrome
- a condition that includes physical and mental problems that result from a mothers drinking alcohol while shes pregnant
- guardian
- adult who takes all financial and legal responsibility for raising a child when the childs parents die
- democratic style
- a parenting style in which parents allow children some imput into rules and limits put on their behavior
- maternity leave
- time off workt aht allows a woman to give birth, recover, and begin to care for her new baby
- uterus
- where the baby implants itself
- professional
- a worker who has at least a degree from a four-year college or technical school in a particular field
- colostrum
- the first milk produced by a womans breast after child birth
- miscarriage
- the unexpected death of a developing baby before 20 weeks of pregnancy
- microwave
- where never to heat formula
- budget
- a spending plan used to help people set financial goals and work towards them
- sexuality
- a person's view of himself or herself as a male or female
- prenatal period
- period before pregnancy
- heredity
- the passing on of certain characteristics from earlier generations
- rooting reflex
- a newborns automatic response, when touched on the lips or cheeks, of turning toward the touch and beginning to suck
- 12-20
- the amount of sleep a newborn baby needs
- STDs
- an illness spread from one person to another by sexual contact
- fixed expense
- a cost that cannot be changed
- entry-level
- a position for beginners in a field, one which requires limited education and training
- accreditation
- a formal process in which the NAEYC reviews a child care facility's staff, programs, and enviroment to see if they meet the associations strict standards
- jean piaget
- first person to study children in a scientific way focusing on how they learned
- open adoption
- a type of adoption in which the birth parents are told about the adoptive parents and may even get to meet them
- incubator
- a special enclosed crib used for premature babies in which the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled
- parent cooperative
- child care situation in which part of the care is provided by the parents of children in the program
- abstinence
- avoiding sexual activity
- bonding
- forming strong emotional tiesbetween parent and child
- obstretricians
- doctors who specialize in prenatal and postnatal care of the mother and baby
- preschool
- a facility that provides education programs for children aged three to five
- closed adoption
- a type of adoption in which the birth parents do not kno the names of the adoptive parents
- play group
- child care arrangements in which parents take turns caring for each others children in their own homes
- blended family
- a family group that is formed when a single parents marries another person, who may or may not be a parent as well
- nurturing
- giving a child opportunities for encouragement and enrichment and showing love, support, and concern for the child
- permissive style
- a parenting style in which parents give children a wide range of freedom, with children being able to set their own rules
- nanny
- trained worker hired by a family to provide live-in child care
- cesarean birth
- the delivery of a baby by making a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen
- flexible expense
- a cost over which people have some control and which can be cut back if necessary
- 24-30
- the amount of weight a pregnant woman should gain
- apgar scale
- a rating system used to evaluate a newborn's physical condition
- authoritarian style
- a parenting style based on the idea that children should obey their parents without question
- self-concept
- how you see yourself
- extended family
- a family group that includes relatives other than a parent and child who lives with them