Providing a Nurturing Environment

Question 1

4 ways a parent can fulfill the emotional needs of their children

Answer 1

• sending messages with love
• making direct eye contact
• providing close physical contact
• spending time with each other

Question 2

sending messages with love (5)

Answer 2

-children, see, and here love in more ways than just saying I love you
-children respond to feelings expressed in their parents’ comments
>some messages show respect, acceptance, or concern for the child as a person however some comments make a child feel worthless or unimportant
-parents may not actually use negative words but the tone and body language may leave that message
-showing respect for and respecting a child’s feelings and thoughts helps that child feel loved

Question 3

making direct eye contact (2)

Answer 3

• when parents speak to the child it’s easy to look down at their head–lift the child up or squat down to their level, it helps send messages of care and love
• eye contact meets children’s emotional needs and helps children learn to make eye contact with others

Question 4

providing close physical contact (3)

Answer 4

• parents can help their children feel loved by using hugs, arm around on the shoulder, holding hands
• newborns who receive close physical contact are more content and spend less time crying, they respond to being held, cuddles and rocked
• older children love a hug, kiss on the cheek and it can help satisfy their emotional needs

Question 5

spending time together (3)

Answer 5

• doing activities with your children build/bonds within the family, especially if the time is undivided and uninterrupted
• spending time with them, listening to them is important and it helps the parent learn how the child thinks and feels
• might be difficult for parents to spend one on one time with their child because of work, or other children in the family, but it’s important to set aside time during a busy day

Question 6

discipline

Answer 6

-the process of training and learning to promote self discipline

Question 7

self-discipline

Answer 7

-the ability to control your own behavior in a responsible way that is acceptable to parents and others

Question 8

when disciplining a child remember (3)

Answer 8

• love should always be the key ingredient of discipline
• a child self-esteem or value should always be upheld
• a training method should help the child learn self-discipline