Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
PARENT AND CHILD — STATUS OF THE CHILD In Jewish law, there is no discrimination against a child because of the mere fact that he is born out of lawful wedlock. While the said fact may complicate the question of establishing paternity, once the identity of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Maternal and Child Health Bureau — Contents 1 Key Facts 2 Maternal and Child Health 3 History 4 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program … Wikipedia
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy — (PCIT) is a form of psychotherapy for children ages 2 7 and their caregivers. It uses a unique combination of behavioral therapy, play therapy, and parent training to teach more effective discipline techniques and improve the parent child… … Wikipedia
Jehovah's Witnesses and child sex abuse — As with other religious organisations, Jehovah s Witnesses have been obliged in recent years to develop child protection policies to deal with cases of child abuse in their congregations.Details of the policy have been published in Jehovah s… … Wikipedia
Infant and child development — IntroductionAs babies grow from infants to children, psychologists try to figure out how their environment will affect them. For parents, this is a time of wonder. For the scientists, a time that so much and so little is known about.Each of us… … Wikipedia
Parent-Child Interaction Assessment-II (PCIA-II) — The Parent Child Interaction Assessment II (PCIA II; Holigrocki, Kaminski, Frieswyk, 1999, 2002) is a direct observation procedure. Parents and 3 to 10 year old children are videotaped as they play at a make believe zoo. They are presented with a … Wikipedia
Child discipline — is the set of rules, rewards and punishments administered to teach self control, increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors in children. In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a… … Wikipedia
Child custody laws in the United States — Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent s duty … Wikipedia
child support — child sup·port n: payment made for the support of the children of divorced or separated parents while the children are minors or until they reach an age set by the separation agreement or in a court order compare alimony ◇ Child support is usu.… … Law dictionary
Child sexuality — is the sexual feelings, behaviors, and development of children. Contents 1 Freud 2 Child sexualization 3 Research 3.1 Early research … Wikipedia
