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AR Parenting 4 & 5
AR Parenting Units 4 & 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allergies | oversensitivity to one or more common substances |
| Artificial respiration | a procedure for forcing air into the lungs of a person whose breathing has stopped |
| Asthma | a condition affecting the lungs in which air passages tighten, making it difficult to breathe |
| Child abuse | physical, emotional, or sexual violence against children |
| Child neglect | failure to meet the child's physical or emotional needs |
| Communicable diseases | illnesses that are easily passed from one person to another |
| Contagious | the ability to be spread from one person to another; the period during which a communicable disease can be spread to another person |
| CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) | first aid technique that tries to restore breathing and heartbeat to persons who show no signs of breathing or a pulse |
| Fracture | a break or crack in a bone |
| Heimlich Maneuver | procedure that removes food or other obstacles from a choking person's airway |
| Immunization | to protect a person form disease, usually by means of a vaccine |
| Poison Control Center | a special unit that gives advice for treatment of poisoning |
| Shaken baby syndrome | a serious type of physical abuse that occurs when a baby is violently shaken |
| Sprain | an injury caused by sudden, violent stretching of a joint or muscle |
| Vaccine | a small amount of disease |
| Wellness | the process of acquiring and maintaining physical, mental, emotional, and social health |
| Convulsion | a seizure or a period of unconsciousness with uncontrolled jerking of muscles |
| Attention span | the length of time a person can concentrate on any one thing |
| Autism | a disorder characterized by lack of communication, extreme concern with oneself, and detachment from reality |
| Caregiver | a person that provides care for and meets the needs of someone else |
| Crisis | an unstable or critical situation in which the outcome will make a decisive difference for better or worse |
| Disabled child | a child unable to perform certain physical, mental, and/or emotional tasks |
| Hyperactive child | being overly and uncontrollably active |
| Inclusion | a term for enrolling special needs children into all areas of the curriculum |
| Latch key child | a child who regularly goes home after school to an empty house or apartment |
| Postpartum depression | feeling of sadness and hopelessness following the birth, delivery, and recovery period |
| Prodigy | a gifted child |
| Special needs child | a child identified as needing assistance to compensate for specific disabilities |
| ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) | a learning disability in which a person is not able to control his or her activity or concentrate for a normal length of time |
| Gifted child | a child with unusual intelligence, special artistic talents, and/or the ability to understand relationships and abstract ideas |
| Dual | career family |
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