The role of parenting in society that involves rights and legal responsibilities.

Knowledge of developmental skills children have at a certain age that helps parents provide an atmosphere for growth and learning.

Love that sets no conditions or boundaries.

A deep level of continued commitment.

Being ready and able to adapt to new and different circumstances.

A story or notion used to explain certain traditions, practices, or beliefs that are often half-truths and sometimes based on false thinking.

Behavioral limits (home rules) that teach children how to get along in the world. Mark only one oval.

Groups of people with a common racial, national, tribal, religious, or cultural background. Mark only one oval.

The way a person views himself or herself as a member of a particular ethnic group. Mark only one oval.

Teachers handle part of the process of parenting.

Parenting requires a minimum 18- to 25-year commitment.

Parenting demands a deep level of total devotion 24 hours per day.

Today's parents have more child-care experiences before their first child than previous generations

People often think of parenting in less than realistic ways.

Parents spoil their children by giving unconditional love.

A good parent does not feel the stress of parenting.

In today's society, fewer young people learn parenting skills _____

Some myths about parenting come from _____

Which statement is not a myth?

What is the best statement about the rewards of parenting?

The result of choices, some of which are good and others are not.

Six steps that can help you make careful, responsible, and informed decisions

A direction or end toward which you work.

Something genetically passed from parent to child.

The rate of infant deaths per 1000 live births.

Goals you want to accomplish later, perhaps years from now.

Goals you hope to accomplish soon, within a few days or months. Mark only one oval.

A graph that gives a visual picture of the goals a person or couple plans to reach throughout life.

Most teens have planned pregnancies.

Parenting proves ones masculinity or femininity.

A couple should consider the desires of extend family members in making a decision about having children

Considering individual and couple goals for life is an important first step in making a decision about having children.

Child-related expenses decrease as children grow older.

A couple’s lifestyle is likely to change after having a child.

Realistic expectations about parenting are instinctual.

Babies born to teen mothers experience a high infant mortality rate.

Each of the following statements shows the problems of unplanned and unwanted children EXCEPT.

Some couples mistakenly believe parenthood will be _________.

Pressure to have children comes from _______.

Which of the following is the best way to prospective parents can develop the most realistic expectations about parenting?

Which of the following is a common risk of delayed parenthood?

_______ is NOT a risk for grandparents raising grandchildren.

An increase in size, strength, and ability that begins with pregnancy and continues through adulthood.

The biological changes in a person.

The orderly sequence of development changes shaped by human genes.

Tendencies to react emotionally in certain ways to events.

Family and non family members, as well as all aspects of the environment, that transmit knowledge, skills, and traits to others and enable them to be fit for society.

Children unconsciously adopt behavior patterns of people they like and admire.

A response that makes repeating a behavior less likely.

A group of people who share a similar problem or concern.

Spending time together strengthens family ties.

When parents share family traditions with their children, children develop a sense of pride of self-esteem.

Unconditional love and having one's needs met by a parent aids the child in becoming self-disciplined.

Because parents are a child's first teachers, other social settings and activities have almost no influence on the child's development.

Three of the most important non family socializers are the school, peers, and the media.

Parental differences in options should never be discussed where children can hear.

Although children must have structure, limits, and rules, they do not like these limits to their behaviors.