| A | B |
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| authoritarian style | A parenting style based on the idea that children obey their parents without question. |
| demoncratic style | A parenting style in which parents allow children some input into rules and limits put on their behavior. |
| deprivation | The lack of an enriching environment |
| nurturing | Giving a child opportunities for encouragement and enrichment and showing love, support and concern for the child. |
| parenting | Caring for children and helping them develop. |
| permissive style | A parenting style in which parents give children a wide range of freedom, with children being able to set their own rules. |
| conscience | An inner sense of what is right. |
| guidance | Using firmness and understanding to help children learn to control their own behavior |
| negative reinforcement | A response aimed at discouraging a child from repeating a behavior. |
| positive reinforcement | A response that encourages a particular behavior so it will be repeated |
| self-discipline | Children's ability to control their own behavior learned through guidance. |
| time-out | A short period of time in which a child sits away from other people and the center of activity after he or she has misbehaved. |
| accrediation | A formal process in which the NAEYC reviews a child care facility's staff, programs and environment to see if they meet the associations's strict standards. |
| child care center | A facility in which staff provides care for children whose parents are not available during working hours. |
| head start | A federal program the set up locally run child care facilities designed to help lower-income and disadvantaged children improve their readiness for school. |
| license | A document issued by a state which shows that caregivers meet health and safety standards. |
| Montessori preschool | A facility for the education of childrentage 3 to 5 that uses special learning materials and follows the ideas of Dr. Maria Montessori. |
| nanny | Trained worker hired by a family to provide live-in child care. |
| parent cooperative | A child care situation in which part of the care is provided by the parents of children in the program. |
| play group | A child care arrangement in which parents take turns caring for each other's children in their homes. |
| preschool | A facility that provide educaton programs for children 3 to 5 |
