| A | B |
|---|
| corpus callosum | band of nerve fibers connecting the right and left hemispheres of the brain |
| gross motor skills | running and jumping |
| fine motor skills | painting a picture or tying shoelaces |
| kinship care | a form of care in which a relative of a maltreated child takes over from the biological parents |
| foster care | legal placement of a child in the care of someone other than his or her biological parents |
| injury control | an approach emphasizing "accident" prevention |
| right hemisphere | brain area that is primarily responsible for recognizing visual shapes |
| left hemisphere | brain area that is primarily responsible for processing language |
| abuse | actions that are deliberately harmful to a child's well-being |
| neglect | failure to appropriately meet a child's basic needs |
| primary prevention | procedures to prevent child maltreatment from ever occurring |
| secondary prevention | procedures for spotting and treating the early warning signs of child maltreatment |
| tertiary prevention | procedures to halt maltreatment that has already occurred |
