the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
Corporal Punishment
repeatedly acting the same way.
Consistent
the process of caring for children and helping them grow and learn
Parenting
things you want to accomplish
Goals
Families in which both spouses work outside the home
Dual-career families
something that you have to have in order to live
Needs
training that corrects, molds, and perfects one's actions.
Discipline
ideas about right and wrong and what is important in your life.
Values
the postpartum vaginal discharge that typically continues for 4-6 weeks after childbirth
Lochia
a mild postpartum mood disorder that goes away on its own
Baby blues
the mental picture you have of yourself as being equal with other people
Positive Self Concept
a deliberate act of deciding how many children and the spacing of years between each child.
Family Planning
a penalty inflicted on a child for a violation.
Punishment
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Selfless
a new mother's feelings of inadequacy and sadness in the days and weeks after giving birth
Postpartum depression
the ability to direct your own behavior in a responsible way
Self Discipline
help in learning acceptable behavior
Guidance
a response that tends to encourage a particular behavior to be repeated.
Positive Reinforcement
a parenting style characterized by a lack of responsiveness to a child's needs, sometimes referred to as neglectful.
Uninvolved Parent
administration of a weakened or killed pathogen, or a protein of a pathogen, to cause the immune system to create antibodies for future protection
Immunization (vaccination)
a parenting style where parents set limits, are very consistent in enforcing boundaries, and respond to the child's emotional needs while having high standards.
Authoritative (Democratic) Parent
a response that tends to discourage a particular behavior from being repeated.
Negative Reinforcement
a parenting style allowing freedom tolerating practices typically disapproved of by others.
Permissive Parent
a teacher's choice of emphasis, instruction, interactions, methods of communicating, and classroom mannerisms
Teaching styles
record that maintains a list of immunizations that a child has received and often indicates when additional immunizations will be required
Immunization record