3. Children And Families Flashcards
Foster parents
People who have children living inexisting family for a fixed period, with the original parents agreement
Guardians
People who are legally appointed to protect a childs interests in the absence of parents
Role models
People that children look to and respect as good examples
Ground rules
To establish
Basic rules governing the way people can behave in a situation
Conventions
Absorb
Traditions or social norms that most people follow
Absorb conventions which they can follow themselves
Codes of conduct
Absorb
Voluntary rules which people accept in a situation
Bullying
When children attack and intimidate other children
Truancy
When pupil leaves school without permision
Delinquency
Minor crime
Abduction
The crime of taking or kidnaping people for criminal reason
Peer pressure
The pressure from people in the same group to act in a certain way
Coming under influence of negative peer pressure
Dual- income
A family where both the father and the mother works
Breadwinner
The person who earns all or most of the money
Child minding
Caring informaly for children when parents are busy or working
After-school childcare
Caring for children in a school setting
Viable alternatives
Practical and possible to achieve
Peer
People in the same group or level as yourself
Bonding
The development of close emotional connections between people
Patterns of behaviour
Ways of acting and doing things
