A more challenging version of early childhood education which requires a very patient and empathetic care taker or teacher who can properly deal with the effects of the social
issues and undesirable home life affecting young children from less fortunate circumstances in a severely negative
way, usually manifested in the form of acting out, temper tantrums, screaming, biting, hitting and sometimes cussing. This term can refer to younger children of ANY race in ANY demographic to one degree or another as a result of a wide variety of negative
family circumstances and/or negative upbringings, but does NOT include those children who may be mentally disabled. Here, the term "
hood", in this context, merely refers to a
rough neighborhood which has a higher percentage of
broken, less fortunate families, and is NOT being used in a derogatory manner.
Gwyn is majoring in early childhood education, but sometimes feels
like she is practicing early
hood-child education. Especially when she needs to calmly deal with being bitten, scratched in the face or
hit by certain children in daycare.