Parenting Week 3 Vocabulary- Words of the Week 9/8-9/12
1. adult-child ratio
Number of adults per number of children
2. asbestos
Hazardous material that may be found in homes build prior to 1978
3. childproofing
To make something safe for children to use, or safe against damage or tampering
by children
4. domestic
Violence within the home which includes the use of physical and sexual violence,
threats and intimidation, emotional abuse and denying of finances
volience
5. program
activities
That promote the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of child
6. safe
In an unharmed, uninjured, or undamaged condition
7. secure
Untroubled by feelings of fear or doubt
8. secure
environment
A surrounding or situation where harm, damage, or loss is unlikely
9. suffocation
To deprive somebody of air or prevent somebody from breathing, or be unable to
breathe