Elkind characterizes the modern family as a group of autonomous individuals. This structure,
researchers have found, leaves little or no time for the traditional family dinner meal.
What have
researchers discovered is important for child development that occurs during family dinner
time? How else might this be accomplished? As families eat ‘on the run" how might this be
related to the increase in the rate of type 2 diabetes?
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers have found that conversation iswhat occurs during family dinner time.
Conversation increases a child's ability to read more than being read to does. Children benefit from
the rich adult vocabulary that is occurring during the meal. A second positive result of family dinner
time is that children realize that their parents value them. Conversations can occur at other times.
However, parents must realize that over scheduling does not allow for quality conversation
interaction. As more families eat ‘on the run', packaged foods and fast foods become more of an
option. With dual-working parents, cooking becomes a leisure activity. Fast and packaged foods are
more likely to be high in calories, sugar and fats which may lead to an increase in weight.
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a. ?overcome the stereotype and perform optimally b. ?underperform, consistent with the stereotype c. ?be unaffected d. ?engage in social loafing
Middle school advocates promoted an emphasis on ________ learning, in which students are given the opportunity to participate in hands-on learning experience, identifying principles on their own through experimentation
A) modern B) discovery C) wholistic D) formal
Which of the following is NOT related to a fuller recovery from schizophrenia?
What will be an ideal response?
Vanessa is working on her master's degree in behavioral health. She is interested in adolescents who are most likely to engage in risky behaviors, such as unprotected sex, and alcohol and drug use. She plans to conduct a study of 20,000 teenagers across the country to identify trends in high-risk behaviors. Which method of data collection would be best suited for this type of study?
A. questionnaires B. clinical interviews C. naturalistic observations D. structured observations