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Parenting: Chapter 4
Vocabulary for Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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growth | is the process that beginning at conception. |
development | a change in function as a result of growth. |
maturation | is the overall process of growth and development from infancy to adulthood. |
heredity | includes all the traits pass from one generation to the next. |
environment | consist of everything in a person's surroundings. |
communication | any means by which people send and receive messages. |
active listening | the receiver actively participates in the communication process. |
problem ownership | determining who owns the problem or whose problem it is. |
"I" messages | a thought, feeling, or other experience in the singular, first-person manner. |
"You" messages | places alll the blame on others, creating defensiveness and resistance. |
"We" messages | implies that two or more people are jointly involved in a problem situation. |