Unit 1 Child Development and Parenting

Studying children is valuable because

• you will learn how to educate them most effectively

• they are the workforce of the future

• you will understand them better and gain important skills

• they are fun to be around

Learning to recognize right from wrong reflects what kind of development?

• Social

• Moral

• Intellectual

• Emotional

The terms “nature” and “nurture” refer to _

• heredity and environment

• birds and insects

• children tempted by peer pressure

• the struggle faced by many adolescents

The stages of adolescence and middle life are examples of

• the human life cycle

• age categories that are the focus of a great deal of brain research

• the empty nest syndrome

• relatively stress-free times of life

While observing young children in a child care setting, it is important to

• ask the children questions

• try to stay in the background

• confer with other observers

• take their home life into account

An observation record that focuses on how one toddler acts at naptime each day is

• an anecdotal record

• a baseline

• a developmental checklist

• a frequency count

A written list of everything a child does during a period of time is a

• anecdotal record

• frequency count

• running record

• subjective observation

A list of all a child’s behavior related to one topic is a(

• anecdotal record

• frequency count

• running record

• subjective observation

The study of how children master new skills is the definition for

• brain research

• child development

• developmental tasks

• parenting

Recorded notes that include personal observations are

• anecdotal

• baselines

• objective

• subjective