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Parenting Skills Midterm Assessment Study Guide

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Parents of infants will have to take care of some of a child's physical needs, but they should actively encourage their child to be independent in fulfilling many of their needs.
False
All nurturing environments are protective, but not all protective environments are nurturing.
True
Studies show that babies who have their needs met quickly when they cry are more likely to what?
Cry less and have a stronger sense of security
When ideally should parents first communicate their expectations?
Before the behavior starts or the child is in the situation
Which age group is most likely to understand instructions?
Teens
Positive parenting can begin when the child is how old?
Infant
What is one of the goals of the Head Start program?
Preparing preschool-aged children for school
What is an example of guidance?
"Slow down and walk carefully."
When children are engaged in age appropriate actions that are annoying but not harmful, what should parents do?
Ignore the behavior
Where is a good place for parents to look for resources in their own community?
All of the above: Hospitals; Schools; Churches
A consequence should be related to what?
The behavior prompting the consequence
The education of a child includes ________.
all of the above
Which of the following is an indirect cost of raising a child?
Lost wages due to time missed from work
A child born in 2011 will cost his or her parents________.
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What is a common problem today that wasn't a large problem in the past?
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