Parenting and Child Development Objective 1.01R

In Maslow’s Hierarchy, adults showing children they care about them unconditionally is an example of which level of human needs?

• Esteem

• Love and Acceptance

• Physical

• Self-Actualization

Tommy has just lost his job. When he gets home and finds the children running and playing loudly, he speaks harshly to them. This illustrates which implication of Maslow’s Hierarchy?

• Development of a child is affected by how well the child’s needs are met.

• Needs of one level must be at least partially met before one can be aware of higher needs.

• Parenting abilities are affected by how well parents’ needs are met.

• Women have more needs that men.

Jamie’s mother helps Jamie pick up her toys after she plays and helps her understand rules for playing and behavior when they have visitors. What responsibility of parents does this illustrate?

• Encourage good health

• Meet children’s physical needs

• Provide emotional support

• Set appropriate limits

An advantage of being a single parent is that the single parent is head of the household. Which means the same as this statement?

• The single parent can make plans and take care of decisions without asking anyone else.

• The single parent can go to other family members for help.

• The single parent has an “instant family.”

• The single parent needs a spouse to help with decision making.

Which children live in a nuclear family?

• Jimmy and Tommy live with their biological mother and father.

• Kay and Leo are children of two separate marriages and live with Kay’s mother and Leo’s father.

• Nine-year-old Lorie lives with her mother and her grandmother.

• Pattie’s mother takes care of the family of four children since their father died.