Parenting

Front 1

Children and teens say that parents :

..find it hard to balance work and family well.
..love and care for them.
..have enough energy to do things with them when they are home.

Back 1

B

Front 2

Put these four forms of family life in chronological order starting with the oldest: (A) multigenerational families, (B) nuclear families, (C) extended farm families, and (D) diverse families

Back 2

C, B, D, A

Front 3

Those children living with neither biological parent are most often living with

..foster parents.
..in institutions like group homes.
..other family relatives.
..grandparents.

Back 3

Grandparents.

Front 4

About _____ percent of children live with two biological or adoptive, married parents.

..60
..40
..70
..50

Back 4

60

Front 5

A councilwoman in Rochester seeks your advice because she has money to fund one social program to reduce environmental risks for children. She wants to know the one program that research suggests will reduce environmental risks for children. You tell her..
..A and C
..cash payments to families will eliminate environmental risks for children.
..no one particular social change can reduce risks for children.
..change must reduce the number of risks for children.

Back 5

A and C

Front 6

Parents say government can do more to help parents by doing all of the following EXCEPT..

..giving tax credits to businesses that allow flex time for employees.
..requiring employers to give paid maternal and paternal leave.
..increasing tax rate on employers to provide benefits for parents.
..removing sales tax from items necessary for children like formula or diapers.

Back 6

increasing tax rate on employers to provide benefits for parents.

Front 7

Of the thirty-eight million immigrants in this country, about ____ percent are authorized to be here.
..40
..50
..60
..70

Back 7

70

Front 8

Compared to children who do not have this gene, children who have the DRD4-7 repeat allele gene

..A and C
..are more reactive to parents' insensitive parenting.
..show more compliant behavior when parents become more sensitive parents.
..are less likely to respond to changes in parents' ..sensitive parenting.

Back 8

A and C

Front 9

British epidemiologists believe that countries with great income inequality create stress for their residents in all of the following ways EXCEPT..

..residents are social and sensitive to status hierarchy.
..residents feel they can not trust others in the hierarchy to help them.
..there is so much competition for resources.
..residents feel inferior to those with high status.

Back 9

there is so much competition for resources.

Front 10

Census data and survey data suggest that adults have about ____ hours per day of media exposure.

..8 to 9
..6 to 7
..4 to 5
..10 to 11

Back 10

10 to 11

Front 11

Parents launch children on a positive trajectory of development when they

..are protective and vigilant concerning the child's progress.
..B and C
..establish a secure attachment to their infant.
..let toddlers have complete freedom to explore.

Back 11

establish a secure attachment to their infant.

Front 12

Jay Belsky believes that a major source of family stress is that society does not..

..honor the resources needed for parents.
..honor the goodness of children.
..honor the heroism of everyday parenting.
..demand enough of parents.

Back 12

honor the heroism of everyday parenting.

Front 13

Katherine Ellison believes motherhood improves all of the following abilities EXCEPT

..resiliency.
..social skills.
..memory.
..efficiency.

Back 13

memory.

Front 14

Judith Warner describes all of the following as examples of society's unrealistic expectations of parents EXCEPT
..being wholly responsible for children's feelings of well being.
..being physically available to children at all times.
..loving children.
..ensuring children's success in life.

Back 14

loving children.

Front 15

When mothers going through divorce become more accepting with children

..children's behavior changes quickly in response to mothers' changes.
..children feel less anxious and less worried in middle school.
..children's behavior changes did not persist into adolescence.
..A and C

Back 15

children feel less anxious and less worried in middle school.

Front 16

Researchers found that nine years after mothers attended a fourteen-week parenting program and learned to set fair and firm limits with boys, mothers

..A and C
..had higher incomes, educational levels and occupational levels.
..were dealing with aggressive teens.
..had drifted back and become less consistent.

Back 16

had higher incomes, educational levels and occupational levels.

Front 17

Based on the results of The Rochester Longitudinal Study, a counselor wants to develop protective behaviors that lead to positive child outcomes. She encourages mothers to do all of the following EXCEPT

..voice fewer dissatisfaction to the child.
..encourage children to think independently.
..get positive support from friends.
..give the child a critical analysis of their behavior.

Back 17

give the child a critical analysis of their behavior.

Front 18

Longitudinal studies tracking parenting practices and children's behaviors in three generations found

..positive parenting behaviors were transmitted from one generation to another, but negative behaviors were not transmitted.
..each generation learned positive behaviors from the generation that preceded it so there was improvement in parenting over generations.
..both positive and negative parenting behaviors were transmitted from one generation to another.
..negative parenting behaviors were transmitted from one generation to another, but positive behaviors were not.

Back 18

both positive and negative parenting behaviors were transmitted from one generation to another.

Front 19

Parents who grew up with an alcoholic parent do not transmit alcoholic behavior to their children when they

..engage in controlled drinking themselves.
..form common parenting goals with their spouse.
..plan satisfying family activities and holiday rituals.
..A and C

Back 19

A and C

Front 20

In surveys, mothers and fathers report their children have changed them as individuals by making them aware of all of the following EXCEPT

..importance of protecting the environment.
..the responsibilities of being a parent.
..their own personality characteristics.
..the wonder of creation and natural beauty.

Back 20

the responsibilities of being a parent.