Responsible Parenting
The process of caring for children and helping them to grow and learn
What is parenting?
Children that are one to three years old
What are toddlers?
Failure to meet a child's physical and emotional needs.
What is neglect?
The length of time a person can concentrate on one thing
What is attention span?
Healthful food, appropriate clothing, rest and sleep, and a safe and stimulating environment
What are physical needs?
The function of being a parent
What is parenthood?
Children who are three to five years old
What are preschoolers?
Physical, emotional, or sexual injury to children
What is abuse?
Infants playing alone and showing little interest in interacting with other children
What is independent play?
A stimulating environment and opportunities to explore
What are intellectual needs?
A responsible individual that provides a safe, loving, and stimulating environment for their children
What is a caregiver?
Newborn children to one years old
What are infants?
A self help group with parents that support each other which is found in many cities
What is parents anonymous?
Playing together with one or two other children and sharing toys
What is cooperative play?
Being held, cuddled, or comforted
What are emotional needs?
An adult providing love, patience, guidance, and financial resources
What are effective parents?
Children who have physical or emotional disabilities
What are children with special needs?
Anger and frustration that often causes the child's abuse
What are emotional outbursts?
An item that children can play with
What are toys?
Speaking kindly to children, touching, holding, and talking lovingly
What are social needs?
Watching your parents and taking a child development or parenting course
What are developing parenting skills?
Significant events that occur in a persons life
What are milestones?
Adults who lose their tempers and inflict serious, life-threatening injuries on infants and children
What are abusive parents?
Play that occurs alongside of, rather than with, a friend
What is parallel play?
Individuals who have physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs that must be met
What are young children?