Which behavior by parents or teachers will best assist the child in negotiating the developmental task of industry?
a. Identifying failures immediately and asking the child's peers for feedback
b. Structuring the environment so that the child can master tasks
c. Completing homework for children who are having difficulty in completing
assignments
d. Decreasing expectations to eliminate potential failures
B
Feedback
A Asking peers for feedback reinforces the child's feelings of failure.
B The task of the caring teacher or parent is to identify areas in which a child is
competent and to build on successful experiences to foster feelings of mastery
and success. Structuring the environment to enhance self-confidence and to
provide the opportunity to solve increasingly more complex problems will
promote a sense of mastery.
C When teachers or parents complete children's homework for them, it sends the
message that you do not trust them to do a good job. Providing assistance and
suggestions and praising their best efforts are more appropriate.
D Decreasing expectations to eliminate failures will not promote a sense of
achievement or mastery.
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