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CD- Ch 3 - Parenting Styles & Skills

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While families help to shape the values of the society in which they live, society also helps shape a family.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Most parents choose one parenting style and then stick with that style until their children are grown.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Providing plenty of elaborate and expensive toys is the best way to help children develop intellectually.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

An important part of parenting is to try to protect children from any unpleasant experiences.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

When a parent teaches a child to use the Internet to look up a history fact, the parent is meeting the child's intellectual needs.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

While all children have intellectual needs, only some have emotional needs.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A nuclear family includes a mother, father, children, and any grandparents who live with the family.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Children carry the values and lessons they learn from their families with them throughout their lives.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Playing together as a family can teach children trust, honesty, and taking turns.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Having a nutritious diet is an example of an emotional need.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Many parents teach their children values through religious training

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Families are more than just a group of people who happen to be related

a)

True

b)

False

13.

It is best not to be an active listener when someone in your family has a conflict because you can be drawn into an argument that you do not want to be part of.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

When parents use guidance, they are trying to help a child learn appropriate behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Members of strong families rarely disagree with one another.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Jane's parents are divorced. Jane lives with her mother and visits her father every other weekend. Which statement is true?

a)

Jane lives in an extended family.

b)

Jane lives in a blended family

c)

Jane 's father is the custodial parent

d)

Jane's mother is the custodial parent

17.

Which of these is generally an appropriate method of disciplining a child?

a)

requiring her to take a time-out

b)

bribing her

c)

belittling her

d)

threatening to withhold love

18.

Which of these is true concerning single-parent families?

a)

Another name for a single-parent family is a blended family.

b)

Single-parent families typically have a greater income than nuclear families

c)

Many single-parent families receive help from friends and relatives

d)

Single-parent families are always the result of a divorce.

19.

How can you use positive body language?

a)

make eye contact with someone who is talking with you

b)

tell someone who has a problem what they should do to solve it

c)

constantly interrupt someone who is talking to ask questions

d)

ignore someone when he is trying to talk with you

20.

Whish of these is a major purpose of family traditions?

a)

to settle difficult conflicts

b)

to encourage intellectual development

c)

to teach children self-control

d)

to connect with the past

21.

Which of these is a way that parents can pass on values to their children?

a)

avoiding talking about any family conflicts

b)

moving frequently so their children have a variety of experiences

c)

always treating others with respect

d)

teaching children to use technology

22.

What is a type of negative reinforcement?

a)

praising a child

b)

taking away a privilege

c)

spending extra time with a child

d)

protecting a child from the legical consequences of her actions.

23.

What is the purpose of setting limits for a child?

a)

to help the child develop self-control

b)

so that the child understands expectations

c)

so that the child knows what is acceptable behavior

d)

all of the above

24.

What problem is often associated with mobility?

a)

Because of a changing economy, many families realize that both parents must work

b)

When families move, children must make new friends and adjust to new communities

c)

Because of economic hardships, grandparents often live with their children

d)

Because of changing technologies, many adults must return to school

25.

Why might parents have difficulties during the expanding stage?

a)

Infants require a lot of care, leaving little time for the couple to be alone.

b)

It is often hard for parents to adjust when their children leave home.

c)

Teens require a lot of attention as they learn to be independent

d)

As couples grow older, they often have many health difficulties

26.

What is a positive way to handle a family conflict?

a)

Create a family tradition

b)

Ignore any individuals who disagree with the rest of the family

c)

Be an active listener

d)

Develop a more permissive parenting style/

27.

Our inner sense of what is right or wrong is called out (a)  

28.

When a child has learned to control his own behavior, he has (a)  

29.

A(n) (a)   family includes people other than parents and children, such as grandparents or aunts and uncles.

30.

Authoritarian and permissive are both examples of parenting (a)  

31.

If a child's parents are divorced and the child lives with his or her father, the father is the (a)   parent.