Child Development - Families and Parenting Flashcards

1
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When was the UN convention for the rights of the child?

A

1992

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2
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Who has parental responsibility from birth?

A

Mother

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3
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When does the father have parental responsibility from birth?

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When the parents are married at the birth

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4
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Give some examples of what parental responsibilities involve

A

Providing a home for the child
Protecting and maintaining the child
Disciplining the child
Choosing and providing education for the child
Agreeing to the child’s medical treatment

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5
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What is the authoritarian style of parenting?

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Strict ideas about discipline and behaviour that are not open to discussion

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6
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What is the authoritative style of parenting?

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Ideas about discipline and behaviour that are explained and discussed with the children

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7
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What is the permissive style of parenting?

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Relaxed ideas about discipline and behaviour

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8
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Who originally suggested the 3 styles of parenting, when and what are they?

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Baumrind 1967
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Permissive

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9
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What did Maccoby and Martin suggest in 1983?

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Demanding parenting (behavioural control) vs. responsiveness (psychological control)

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10
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According to Maccoby and Martin (1983) which parenting style is both demanding and responsive? why?

A

Authoritative :

parental acceptance and warmth, supervision and strictness, democracy and supporting autonomy

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11
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What 2 things did Steinberg’s experiment in 1992 show about authoritative parenting?

A

Children had better academic achievement

Children were more socially competent

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12
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According to Maccoby and Martin (1983) which parenting style is responsive but undemanding?

A

Permissive

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13
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According to Maccoby and Martin (1983) which parenting style is unresponsive but demanding?

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Authoritarian

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14
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According to Maccoby and Martin (1983) which parenting style is unresponsive and undemanding?

A

Uninvolved

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15
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What are the 5 key guidelines for parents?

A
FLEXIBLE
UNITED
CLEAR
CONSISTENT
LOVING

(FUCCL)

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16
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What principles should be applied where behavioural control is missing?

A

The principles of learning theory - reward systems and time out

17
Q

How many families are there in the UK?

A

18.7 million

18
Q

How many families n the Uk have dependent children?

A

7.9mil

19
Q

How many families in the UK are married couples?

A

59%

20
Q

How many families in the Uk are cohabiting couples?

A

16%

21
Q

How many families in the Uk have a lone parent? How many of these are with the mother?

A

25%

90%

22
Q

What is the average number of children?

A

2

23
Q

What defines a dependent child?

A

Living at home
unmarried
financially dependent
of certain age (dependent on country)

24
Q

Has there been an increase in single parent families?

A

yes

25
Q

Who usually has the attachment to the child at 6 months old? Does this change as the child grows?

A

Mother

Yes - father, grandparent, sibling etc

26
Q

At what age do children become interested in peers?

A

12-18 months

start to look at peers

27
Q

At what age do children start to elicit peer attention or imitate peers?

A

2 years

28
Q

What 3 types of play do 2-4 year olds participate in?

A

Solitary
Parallel (watching a child across the room and mirroring)
Group

29
Q

How does play change when children get to age 5-6?

A

More group play
Larger groups
Sex segregated
Boys - larger mixed age groups

30
Q

How does play change when children get to 12+ years?

A

Cliques

Mixed sex crowds

31
Q

What is sociometry?

A

Measurement of social interactions and social groups

32
Q

What are the 4 types of sociometric status?

A

Popular (not many dislikes, lots of likes)
Controversial (lots of likes, lots of dislikes)
Neglected (not many likes, not many dislikes)
Rejected (not many likes, lots of dislikes)

33
Q

What will a popular (high ML low LL) sociometric status cause a child to become?

A

Socially competent

34
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What will a controversial (high ML and LL) sociometric status cause a child to become?

A

Dominant characters, sociable, aggressive

35
Q

What will a neglected (low ML and LL) sociometric status cause a child to become?

A

Well-adjusted, shy

36
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What will a rejected (Low ML high LL) sociometric status cause a child to become?

A

At risk, withdrawn, highly aggressive