child care

1. the daytime care of children by a person or organization while parents are at work.

2. the full-time residential care of children who have no other home or whose home life is seriously troubled.

3. broadly, the care of children of any age in any setting.

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Psychology term of the day

February 11th 2025

augmentation strategy

a mechanism to increase the effectiveness of pharmacological agents by the addition of other agents. Augmentation strategies are most commonly used in the treatment of depression.