Exam 8: Parenting Preschoolers

The Adverse Childhood Experience study assessed the recollections of childhood experiences of about 17,500 members of a health maintenance organization. The study found that ______ of the middle-class adults reported at least 1 of the 10 forms of child maltreatment.

The rate of childhood obesity is significantly higher among African American populations, where one in ______ preschoolers have a body mass index at or above the 95th percentile of other children of that same age and sex.

Preschoolers differ from toddlers in many ways. Which of the following changes may provide parents with new challenges?

Becca brings her pink pony to preschool and loves to play with it during down time. Her peer, Dani, feels compelled to also have a pink pony and asks her parents to buy her the toy. Dani is likely susceptible to the ______ pressure felt by preschoolers to conform to widely held gender-types.

Physical activity can serve a dual purpose in childhood wellness. In addition to burning calories, it can help to enhance cognitive development, psychological well-being, and appreciation for nature and the environment.

Parents can protect their children from some of the effects of stress by ______.

Many parents prepare their preschoolers for entry into kindergarten with high hopes of academic success. Which of the following actions have been shown to predict early academic skills?

By 24 months of age, as many as ______ of infants are regularly watching TV, DVDs, or videos.

Parents who allow their children to become largely autonomous at an early age and provide little, if any, control would be classified by Baumrind as ______.

Childhood obesity is a serious health problem for children in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2018, ______ of all children 2-5 years old are obese.

Children from under-resourced families benefit largely by attending early education intervention program. A study found that these programs increased their IQ by more than ______ point(s), and ______ points when the intervention was more educationally focused.

Preschoolers drastically increase their understanding and use of language. Compared to the typical toddler using about 300 words, preschoolers, just 2 years later, use about ______ words.

All of the following circumstances can undermine school readiness EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following common behavior problems would be categorized as internalizing behavior?

Along with promoting certain gender differences, parents enforce gender conformity. This is especially true with parents of boys. In addition, pressure for gender conformity is more likely to come from parents who have ______ gender attitudes.

Describe how parents actively promote gender socialization in preschool children.

A parent wants to encourage achievement motivation and reduce the likelihood that their child will be tempted to cheat as they anticipate the start of their education. Which of the following responses would be most appropriate after their child has finished a challenging puzzle?

Actions considered beneficial to other people or society as a whole are referred to as ______. Parents promote these behaviors in their toddlers by verbalizing empathetic concerns, modeling, and verbally reinforcing acts of kindness.

Over the past decade or so, female children about twice as likely as males to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

A recent study by Gershoff and colleagues concluded that the evidence is strong enough to ______.