Everyday Parenting
What do you call a very young child who is learning to walk?
Toddler
What do you call a punishment where a child must sit quietly for a few minutes?
Time out
What do we call the first school children attend?
Preschool / kindergarten
What do we call the stage between childhood and adulthood?
Teenage years / adolescence
“To look after” means…
To take care of
What is the word for the plastic container a baby drinks milk out of?
Baby Bottle
If you “ground” your child, what does that mean?
Not allowing them to go out or see friends as punishment
What do you call someone who helps a child/student with their homework privately outside of school?
A tutor
What’s the word for when children grow taller and their bodies change during teenage years?
Puberty
if parents “bring up” children, what are they doing?
Raising them
What do parents use to push babies around outside
Stroller (American English)
Pram (British English)
What’s the word for rules that parents set about when children must be home at night?
Curfew
hat’s the word for education done at home instead of in a school?
Homeschooling
child’s first words and steps are called what?
Milestones
If a child “acts up,” what are they doing?
Misbehaving
What's the word for a short sleep and children and sometimes adults take during the day?
Nap
When a child gets everything they want and becomes badly behaved, we call them
Spoiled/ Bratty (sometimes combined: A spoiled Brat)
Sometimes throughout the semester a child will return home with their grades. What is the document with a child's grades on it called?
Teenagers can sometimes have quick changes in their moods, going from happy to angry or sad. What do we call quick changes in mood?
What does “run in the family” mean?
A trait or characteristic shared by many family members
What’s the word for the cloth or disposable item used to catch baby waste?
Diaper
What’s a strong but non-physical form of discipline where parents take away privileges, like TV or phone?
Withholding privileges
Sports, cheerleading, theater, or band are activities that occur when the school day is finished. What do we call these types of activities?
After-school activities/ Extracurricular activities
What’s the word for a child’s personality, mood, and way of interacting with the world?
Temperament
What does the idiom “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” mean?
Children are similar to their parents