VOCAB SECRETS-CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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Definition: people with children living in their family temporarily, with original parents' consent.

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Foster parents

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People children respect as examples.

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Role models.

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People legally appointed to protect a child’s interests in the absence of parents.

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Guardians

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Basic rules for behavior in a situation.

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Ground rules

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Caring for children informally when parents are busy.

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child-minding

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Crime of taking or kidnapping people for a criminal reason.

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abduction

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Minor crime (often by youth)

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Delinquency

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Definition: when a pupil leaves school without permission (verb = to play truant)

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truancy

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Voluntary rules accepted in a situation.

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Codes of conduct.

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Family where both parents work

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dual-income