Child Development and Care

Age-appropriate literacy skills for a 24-month-old include the child taking a book and:

• carrying it around the house

• reading it aloud to a parent

• drawing pictures in it

• putting it back on the shelf

To prepare a preschooler for better human interaction, the parents should help the child learn to:

• express feelings verbally rather than acting out

• ignore their feelings

• play alone without interaction

• only communicate through gestures

The activity that is most appropriate for a hospitalized 5-year-old who is allowed to go to the playroom is:

• joining a group of boys and girls who are playing house

• playing with building blocks alone

• drawing pictures on a large sheet of paper

• watching a movie in the corner

A 'time-out' for unacceptable behavior may be effective discipline for children between 1 and 6 years of age if the time-out period is no more than ____ minute(s) per year of child’s age.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Children learn to cope by:

• experiencing new situations

• avoiding challenges

• relying solely on adults

• staying in their comfort zone

The home health-care worker would assess the indication of sexual abuse in a preschool child if assessments were made of the child’s:

• positioning dolls in sexual positions

• excessive sexual curiosity

• playing 'doctor'

• drawing genitals on dolls

In the clinic waiting room, a parent is showing an 18-month-old how to build a tower out of blocks. Toddlers:

• are capable of building a tower of blocks.

• can only stack two blocks together.

• are not able to build anything with blocks.

• prefer to play with toys that make noise.

The parents of a 30-month-old say that their daughter is not talking in short sentences. The most appropriate response is:

• 'Let’s make an appointment with your pediatrician for an evaluation.'

• 'She will start talking when she is ready.'

• 'Try reading more books to her.'

• 'It's normal for children her age to not talk much.'

A parent has a 2-year-old in the clinic for a well-child checkup. Which statement by the parent would indicate the need for more instruction regarding child safety?

• 'We’re using the car seat belt instead of the car seat now that the baby is older.'

• 'We always make sure to buckle the car seat properly before driving.'

• 'We have switched to a booster seat for better safety.'

• 'We ensure that the child is in the back seat at all times.'

The preschool child learns socially acceptable behavior through the use of:

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• punishment

• modeling