Child Development Chp 3 Vocab

Active listening

When the listener replies back to the speaker. Ex. Students participating in a class discussion

Body language

Nonverbal communication using body movements such as facial expressions, or gestures

Communication

The exchange of messages and info between two or more people

Cultural diversity

Having more than one culture expressed

Culture

Way of life within a group of people including language, attitudes, beliefs, rituals, or values

Family life cycle

Series of six stages that many families go through over the years

Marriage

Legal contract and, an emotional and social union between two people

Multicultural family

Family with members from two or more cultural groups

Adoption

Process where a child legally becomes the child of other parents instead of their birth parents

Adoption agency

State-funded or private agency licensed by the state to handle adoptions

Child support order

Judgement of the court that states how much the noncustodial parent must pay towards the children's expenses

Closed adoption

Adoption in which the identities of both the birthparents and adopted family are not revealed; confidential adoption

Custodial parent

Parent who leads the household and has legal responsibility for caregiving

Extended family

Household that includes the parent(s), their children, and their relatives

Foster family

Family where an adult provides a temporary home for a child who can't live with their birth parents

Guardian

Person who is legally appointed by the court to take responsibility for the child during a parent's absence or death

Illegal market adoption

Adoption where children are bought or sold; this is against the law in all states

Independant adoption

Adoption where a doctor or physician organizes the details between the birth parents and adoptive parents

Joint custody

Shared legal right for co-parents to provide care and make decisions about their children's lives

Noncustodial parent

Parent who lives separately from their children

Nuclear family

Family consisting of two parents and their children

Open adoption

Adoption that involves communication between birth parents and the adoptive family

Single-parent family

Family made up of one parent and their children

Stepfamily

Family where one or both adults have children from their old relationship and live in the same house