IELTS

A family formed when partners live with children from one or both of their previous relationships

A person in Britain who is paid to care for children, usually in the childminder's own home

Having members who know, support and communicate with one another closely

A skill or behaviour that most children achieve within a broad stage of development

The process by which a child learns to recognise, express and manage emotions

Make sure that a child follows established rules through consistent responses

The number of people or, in some statistics, the number of children in a family

The composition of a family and the relationships and roles among its members

Principles about behaviour, responsibility and relationships that a family considers important

One's closest family members, usually including parents, children, siblings and a spouse or partner

Acquire knowledge or skills by exploring, imagining and interacting during play

Abilities that involve controlling body movement, including both large and precise movements

Trying to protect a child so much that their independence or experience is unnecessarily limited

The effect that parents have on a child's behaviour, beliefs, choices or development

The duty and authority a parent has to care for, protect and make decisions for a child

A parent's monitoring and guidance intended to keep a child safe and behaving appropriately

A characteristic pattern in how parents show warmth, set expectations and respond to behaviour

An approach to raising children that combines warmth, clear guidance and encouragement of constructive behaviour

Establish clear limits on behaviour so that a child understands what is acceptable

Competition or jealousy between brothers and sisters

A family in which one parent has primary day-to-day care of one or more children

Behaving selfishly or unreasonably because one has been given too much or rarely refused

The spouse or partner of a child's parent who is not the child's biological or adoptive parent

Help a child understand which actions are morally acceptable and which are not

Be regarded as a member of a particular socioeconomic group

Question and resist fixed, oversimplified beliefs about people based on gender

Treat a person or group unfairly because of a particular characteristic

Relating to people in the later stage of life

A tendency to favour or judge people differently because of their gender