Parenting Test Chapter 1, 2, 3

Family consisting of a mother, father, and one or more of their children.

• Biological parents

• Adoptive parents

• Blended family

• Caregiver

• Nuclear family

People who accept temporary responsibility for children in order to provide a safe, secure home for them.

• Biological parents

• Caregiver

• Foster parents

• Blended family

• Adoptive parents

People who accept legal responsibility for children not born to them and raise the child as their own.

• Blended family

• Caregiver

• Biological parents

• Extended family

• Adoptive parents

Family that includes parents, children, and other relatives, such as grandparents, aunts and cousins.

• Extended family

• Adoptive parents

• Biological parents

• Blended family

• Caregiver

A person who becomes a parent when he or she marries another parent.

• Adoptive parents

• stepparent

• Caregiver

• Blended family

• Biological parents

Family formed when a single parent marries another single parent.

• Adoptive parents

• Blended family

• Biological parents

• Extended family

• Caregiver

Parents who spend valuable time with their children are more likely to build strong family relationships than parents who spend little time together.

• True

• False

Cultural customs and traditions have little impact on parenting practices.

• True

• False

Overscheduling activities can become a source of stress for some children.

• True

• False

One important reason to study parenting is to gain information that will help you decide whether you want to become a ___ one day.

• parent

• teacher

• doctor

• engineer