What determines a father and mother's bond with infants? Are there differences between the ways fathers and mothers interact with very young infants?
What will be an ideal response?
Synchrony is the primary contributor to bonding for both parents. There is no difference in the way fathers and mothers interact with very young infants.
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a. have few rules and generally let children decide for themselves what is best. b. make decisions for their children so they are not burdened with making choices. c. have a "warm" and democratic parenting style. d. do not discipline their children.
A person who comes home after a long week at work, drinks two or three margaritas, and falls asleep a mental disorder
a. does have b. does not have c. probably has d. is lying about having
Twelve-year-old Nihls was having difficulty solving the story problems in his math homework. However, when his dad helped Nihls by reading the problems to him and stressing the important information, Nihls was able to solve all the problems correctly. This parent-child interaction illustrates:
a. Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation b. Erikson's concept of industry versus inferiority c. Piaget's concept of concrete operational thought d. Vygotsky's concept of a zone of proximal development
The continuous development view holds that
A) infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way as adults do. B) children's thoughts, emotions, and behavior differ considerably from those of adults. C) development takes place in stages. D) development is much like climbing a staircase.