child supervision
Minding the young
Child supervision is the act of watching over children to ensure their safety and well-being.
It ranges from constant attention for infants to periodic check-ins for older children.
The term often appears in legal and childcare contexts: The daycare maintains a strict child supervision ratio, Lack of proper child supervision can constitute neglect.
- childproofingSecuring hazards from toddlers
- accident preventionStopping harm before it happens
- fire safetyPractices preventing burn hazards
- first aidInitial injury treatment
- babysittersTemporary child caregivers
hazard awareness · stranger danger · childminder · positive reinforcement · playground safety · buddy system · emergency response · age appropriate · screen time limits · duty of care · in loco parentis · caregivers · latchkey kids · rule enforcement · time out · water safety · educational activities · emotional support
- dining etiquettetable manners, bread plates, chewing quietly, elbows off table, proper posture
- orphan careorphanages, orphans, foundlings, foster care, foster homes
- theme park etiquetteline cutting, queue jumping, seat saving, meet and greets
child supervisionchild neglect
Failure to care for minors
neglect · child abandonment · abandonment · negligence · parental neglect
child supervisionfree-range parenting
Child-rearing emphasizing independence
self-direction · free play · self-reliance · permissive parenting