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| adoption | a legal process by which children enter a family they weren't born into |
| blended family | a family group that is formed when a single parent marries another person who may or may not be a parent as well |
| extended family | a family group that includes relatives other than a parent and child who live with them |
| family life cycle | a child care situation in which an adult cares for a small number of children in his or her won home |
| foster children | children who enter a family temporarily because they need a home until their parents can solve their problems or until the children can find a permanent adoptive home |
| guardians | adult who takes all financial and legal responsibility for raising a child when the child's parents die |
| nuclear family | a family gourp that includes a mother and father and at least one child |
| single-parent family | a family group that includes one parent and at least one child |
| values | what is important to people |
| emotional maturity | being responsible enough to consistently put someone else's needs before your own |
| parenthood | the stage of being a parent, which begins when one has a child by birth or adoption |
