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Parenting Unit 1
Arkansas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adoptive Parent | a person who becomes a parent through a legal process |
| Biological Parent | Two people who conceive a child |
| Blended Family | Either or both spouses have been married before and have one or more children from a previous relationship |
| Family Planning | A deliberate act of deciding how many children and the spacing of years between each child |
| Foster Parent | A person who provides a temporary home for a child |
| Genetic Counseling | Medical advise that tells a couple the options and risks of having genetic problems with their children |
| Heredity | The sum of all the qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth |
| Infertility | The inability to conceive a child |
| Nuclear Family | Made up of a married couple and their biological or adoptive children |
| Parenting | The process of caring for children and helping them grow and learn |
| Sibling | A brother or sister |
| Extended | several generations of family members living together |