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| A legal relationship between the child and parents who are not related by birth in which the adoptive parents assume all legal and financial responsibility for the child; all ties with the birth family are legally severed. |
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| Use of behavioral and cognitive strategies to manage or relieve perceived stress. |
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| A method for teaching the rules that govern behavior or conduct or the action taken to enforce the rules when the child misbehaves. |
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| An illustration of the family's relationships and interactions with the community, describing the family's social network. |
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| Individuals who are joined together by marriage, blood, adoption, or residence in the same household; a living social system, consisting of a small group of individuals who are closely interrelated and interdependent and who collaborate to attain family functions and goals. |
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| A quick five-item questionnaire that may be used as an initial screening tool for family assessment. |
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| Relationships and processes that support and protect families and family members during times of adversity and change. |
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| A partnership between families, the nurse, and other health professionals in which the priorities and needs of the family are addressed when the family seeks health care; a dynamic, deliberate approach to building collaborative relationships between health professionals and families that are respectful of diversity and beliefs about the nature of the child's condition and ways to manage it. |
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| The provision of protection and shelter for a child in an approved living situation away from the family of origin. |
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| An illustration that incorporates information about significant life events and health and illness status of family members over at least three generations. |
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| A legal situation in which both parents have equal responsibility and legal rights for a child, regardless of where the child lives. |
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| An alternative permanent arrangement for the child, often with kin, in which the child retains legal connections with the birth family and relationships with the extended family, and the guardian assumes limited financial liability for the child's care. |
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| Established rules or guidelines for behavior. |
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| The process of family management that involves acknowledging that the child has a chronic health problem but encouraging the family members to make an effort to lead normal lives. |
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| A leadership role in the family in which children are guided in learning acceptable behaviors, beliefs, morals, and rituals of the family and become socially responsible, contributing members of society. |
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| The action taken to enforce the rules when the child misbehaves. |
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| The ability to function with healthy responses, even during significant stress and adversity. |
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