foster parent
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffosterandparent
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foster
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈfɒs.tər/us/ˈfɑː.stɚ/
used to refer to someone or something connected with the care of children, usually for a limited time, by someone who is not the child's ...
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parent
noun[C]
uk/ˈpeə.rənt/us/ˈper.ənt/
a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who looks after a person in the same way that a ...
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(Definition offosterandparentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffoster parent
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This child met both conditions hypothesized as necessary for developing a secure attachment; that is, he was placed early with an autonomousfosterparent.
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Two coders, blind to diary data andfosterparentattachment classification, rated each tape.
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Neither age of placement norfosterparentattachment was related to changes in the levels of avoidant behavior over time.
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Having fulfilled these, the prospectivefosterparentmust complete 30 hr of coursework before applying to the commission for a license.
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In an evaluation of process-level variables, intervention foster parents were compared with control foster parents attending televisedfosterparenttraining.
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Neither age at placement norfosterparentattachment predicted change over time.
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The quality of surrogate caregivers varies as a function of both the intervention services provided andfosterparentcharacteristics.
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Therefore, we did not predict that this child would form a secure attachment to thisfosterparent.
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The local authorities paid hisfosterparent200 marks for the first and 180 marks for the second year for maintaining the boy.
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Studying the effects offosterparentquality can suggest which aspects of child functioning are more or less canalized at various developmental periods.
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This is one of the rare studies offosterparentintervention effectiveness in whichfosterparentand child behavior were examined in videotaped interactions.
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This child had multiple visits with members of her biological family during her stay with thisfosterparent.
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Effects of afosterparenttraining intervention on placement changes of children in foster care.
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For children to participate, bothfosterparentand birth parent (or proxy) consent were required.
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Thefosterparentin this dyad reported only nurturant behavior.
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These difficulties are likely to frustrate afosterparentand reduce a child's chances of developing a secure attachment.
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In both cases the social father is akin to afosterparent.
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