child-centered
adjectiveUK /ˈtʃaɪldˌsɛntəd/
US /ˈtʃaɪldˌsɛntərd/
Focused on what children need and want.
The school uses a child-centered approach that lets kids choose their own projects.
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2. Designed so that children's interests guide the activity or design.
The museum's child-centered exhibits invite kids to touch and explore.
3. In psychology, a method that treats the child's own view as the starting point.
The therapist took a child-centered approach, letting the boy lead the session.
4. In parenting, putting children's needs at the center of family decisions.
Their child-centered parenting style means bedtime routines revolve around the kids.