Parenting Study Guide

Question 1

Why should couples consider all aspects of parenting before they have children?

Answer 1

It is a permanent choice to have a child.

Question 2

What are some rewards of choosing parenting?

Answer 2

Sharing that love with the child and feeling proud of accomplishments.

Question 3

What are some challenges of choosing parenting?

Answer 3

The amount of money needed for a child and could interfere with careers.

Question 4

What are the different aspects of parenting?

Answer 4

Knowledge About Parenting
Maturity
Children Affect Relationships
Relationships Affect Children
Management of Resources
Communcation

Question 5

What are Galinsky’s Parenting Stages?

Answer 5

Image-Making
Nuturing
Authority
Interpretive
Independent
Departure

Question 6

Image-Making

Answer 6

Before Birth

Question 7

Nuturing

Answer 7

2 Years`

Question 8

Authority

Answer 8

2-5 Years

Question 9

Interpretive

Answer 9

5-13 Years

Question 10

Independent

Answer 10

Teen Years

Question 11

Departure

Answer 11

Teen/Adulthoood

Question 12

What is the difference between direct and indirect costs of parenting?

Answer 12

Direct costs are clothing, food, and childcare costs. Indirect cost of parenting could be declining a job opportunity because it can affect family life, or having to stay home to raise a child.

Question 13

What are the different parenting roles and responsibilities?

Answer 13

Nuturance
Socialization
Guidance
Discipline

Question 14

Nuturance

Answer 14

Covering all areas of Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs

Question 15

Socialization

Answer 15

Learning to form positive relationships, Culutre/ Diversity

Question 16

Guidance

Answer 16

Modeling and helping problem solving

Question 17

Discipline

Answer 17

Punishment=Consequences. The punishment must be effective, safe, and fit the action.

Question 18

What is the difference between guidance and discipline?

Answer 18

Guidance is helping the child learn a behavior, so it could come from modeling from others. Discipline is the technique used for self-control.

Question 19

What are the different types of discipline?

Answer 19

Power of Assertion
Love Withdrawl
Induction

Question 20

Power of Assertion

Answer 20

Centers around fear, threaten to use some form of punishment.

Question 21

Love Withdrawl

Answer 21

Unhealthy, and threaten children with being unloved.

Question 22

Induction

Answer 22

Most beneficial, using reasoning and explanation

Question 23

What are the four parenting styles?

Answer 23

Authoritarian
Permissive
Uninvolved
Authoritative

Question 24

Authoritarian

Answer 24

Demands complete obedience

Question 25

Permissive

Answer 25

Provides no guidelines or rules

Question 26

Uninvolved

Answer 26

Low demands and little communication

Question 27

Authoritative

Answer 27

Sets rules but allows freedom, best outcomes.

Question 28

The “whiplash” shaking motion causes an infants brain to hit the skull repeatedly. It can cause the eye retina to bleed and the veins to the brain to break.

Answer 28

Shaken Baby Syndrome

Question 29

A condition in which sleeping baby dies without warning

Answer 29

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Question 30

Inherited tendency to react in a certain way to events.

Answer 30

Temperament

Question 31

Are physical, intellectual, and social-emtional tasks many children learn to accomplish by a certain age.

Answer 31

Developmental Milestones.

Question 32

Gradual process of taking infants off the breast or bottle.

Answer 32

Weaning

Question 33

Which direction do you wipe a baby?

Answer 33

Front to Back

Question 34

What body part must be supported while picking up and holding a newborn?

Answer 34

Neck and Head

Question 35

How many inches of water is recommended for a baby’s bath?

Answer 35

2 inches

Question 36

Infants always ride in what type of position in a car?

Answer 36

Backwards facing

Question 37

What can you do to test if the car seat harness is tight enough for baby?

Answer 37

The pinch test

Question 38

What does swaddling mimic?

Answer 38

The uterus

Question 39

What is a key piece of clothing a baby needs during the winter months?

Answer 39

A hat

Question 40

What are the 5 different ways to hold a baby?

Answer 40

Cradle Hold
Snuggle Hold
Face-To-Face Hold
Football Hold
Belly Hold