PRR Ch. 1 Parenting & Families

The following definition matches which term?

"Providing care, support, and guidance which leads to a child's healthy development" is...

• values

• biological parents

• extended family

• parenting

Children's natural parents they are born to are called...

• biological parents

• step parents

• foster parents

• half parents

Parents who accept legal, permanent responsibility are

• foster parents

• stepparents

• biological parents

• adoptive parents

Why study "child development"?

• to gain information to help you decide whether you want to become a parent

• to become a better parent if you do have children someday

• to learn parenting skills that may be helpful in the career you choose

• all of the above

There are several current issues affecting parenting. Which is NOT an issue today?

• two working parents

• over-scheduling

• safety concerns (gangs, unsafe neighborhoods, online predators)

• media (internet, social networks)

• one parent staying home and bonding with the child

TRUE or FALSE

Families can use any of The "8 Ways to Build A Strong Family" at ANY stage of the Family Life Cycle to help a family become stronger.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The three "types of parents" other than biological are:

• foster, adoptive, and nuclear

• nuclear, single parent, adoptive

• step, foster, and adoptive

How does strong parenting impact individuals, families, and society?

• because when you raise a child and teach them right from wrong, they will know how to behave appropriately when the parent is not around

• when a parent uses positive parenting, the child will have a healthy self-esteem and treat others with kindness

• if parenting involves care and love, the child is more likely to become a happy, self-assured adult and will impact society in a positive way

• all of the above

TRUE OR FALSE

The psychological term "anti-social" means unable to socialize, being quiet or shy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The four types of "family structures" are:

• single parent, household family, extended, broken

• nuclear, extended, single mother, and broken

• blended, nuclear, single-parent, and extension

• nuclear, single-parent, extended, and blended