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.