| A | B |
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| authoritarian style | a parentying style based on the idea that children should obey their parents without question |
| democratic style | a parenting style in which parents allow children some input into rules and limits put on their behavior |
| deprivation | the lack of enriching environment |
| nurturing | giving a child opportunities for encouragement and enrichment 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 it 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 bad 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 |
| accreditation | a formal process in which the National Association for the Education of Young Children reviews a child care facility, staff, programs and environment to see if they meet the association's strict standards |
| child care center | a facility in which someone provides care for children whose parents are not available during working hours |
| family child care | a child care situation in which an adult cares for a small number of children in his or her own house |
| head start | a federal government program that sets 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 children aged 3-5 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 |
