Glosario de Cuidado de Niños

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Abuse	Harm or maltreatment inflicted on a person through physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual means.
Accessibility	Revision of buildings, curbs, and other physical structures to allow easy movement and admittance by a person with a disability.
Attachment	A psychological bond between adult and child.
Accessible	Easy to approach, enter, or operate, participate in or use safely and independently by a person with a disability.
Acting-out Behaviors	Responses that typically occur in children as a result of their needs not being met. These behaviors may also occur as a result of a child not being able to communicate their wants or needs. May be classified as a temper tantrum.
Advocacy	Parents (or families), organizations or volunteers working on behalf of the rights and interests of others (such as children or people with disabilities). Parents are the best advocates for their children.
Affordability	The degree to which the price of child care is a realistic family expense. High-quality child care may be available, but it may not be affordable for a family with a low or moderate income.
Age Groupings	Infant - a child from birth to 12 months in age Toddler - a child from 13 to 36 months in age Preschooler - a child between the ages of 3 and 5 School-age - A child in first grade, or the time he/she enters school, through 15 years of age. Programs for school-age children occur after the school day ends. Mixed ages - placing children who are at least one year apart in age into the same child care group
Aide	Typically an entry-level position in the child care field. Assists a teacher in classroom activities.
Anti-social Behavior	Actions opposite of socially appropriate or acceptable behavior.
Assessment	Determining a child’s developmental strengths and weaknesses. Assessment are reviewed based upon observation of the child and/or the administering one or more standardized tests. Areas of assessment include: Motor Skills Language Skills Cognitive/Intellectual Skills Social or Emotional Skills Self-Help Skills
Attachment Disorder	An inability to develop significant emotional connections with other people.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)	A condition present in some young children with such symptoms as not being able to control one’s behavior and/ or pay attention.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)	A child with ADHD displays the characteristics of ADD, but includes gross motor over-activity. Examples include: excessive running, talking, restlessness, or manipulation of objects.
Auditory Discrimination	Understanding the differences between speech sounds and being able to use those sounds correctly.

Abuse

Harm or maltreatment inflicted on a person through physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual means.

Accessibility

Revision of buildings, curbs, and other physical structures to allow easy movement and admittance by a person with a disability.

Attachment

A psychological bond between adult and child.

Accessible

Easy to approach, enter, or operate, participate in or use safely and independently by a person with a disability.

Acting-out Behaviors

Responses that typically occur in children as a result of their needs not being met. These behaviors may also occur as a result of a child not being able to communicate their wants or needs. May be classified as a temper tantrum.

Advocacy

Parents (or families), organizations or volunteers working on behalf of the rights and interests of others (such as children or people with disabilities). Parents are the best advocates for their children.

Affordability

The degree to which the price of child care is a realistic family expense. High-quality child care may be available, but it may not be affordable for a family with a low or moderate income.

Age Groupings

Infant - a child from birth to 12 months in age
Toddler - a child from 13 to 36 months in age
Preschooler - a child between the ages of 3 and 5
School-age - A child in first grade, or the time he/she enters school, through 15 years of age. Programs for school-age children occur after the school day ends.
Mixed ages - placing children who are at least one year apart in age into the same child care group

Aide

Typically an entry-level position in the child care field. Assists a teacher in classroom activities.

Anti-social Behavior

Actions opposite of socially appropriate or acceptable behavior.

Assessment

Determining a child’s developmental strengths and weaknesses. Assessment are reviewed based upon observation of the child and/or the administering one or more standardized tests. Areas of assessment include:

Motor Skills
Language Skills
Cognitive/Intellectual Skills
Social or Emotional Skills
Self-Help Skills

Attachment Disorder

An inability to develop significant emotional connections with other people.

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

A condition present in some young children with such symptoms as not being able to control one’s behavior and/ or pay attention.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

A child with ADHD displays the characteristics of ADD, but includes gross motor over-activity. Examples include: excessive running, talking, restlessness, or manipulation of objects.

Auditory Discrimination

Understanding the differences between speech sounds and being able to use those sounds correctly.

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