A suggestion for parents of children with a difficult temperament would be to
A. be patient because children easily outgrow the characteristics of a difficult child as they get older.
B. frequently expose the child to novelty because this is the best way to help them become more flexible about what happens to them.
C. try to keep the child's environment regular and predictable and give the child plenty of time to adapt to changes.
D. let the child spend time with other children who have more easy going temperaments.
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
One of the basic principles in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is that
A. the mistakes that children make in their reasoning are meaningful because they indicate the nature of the child's current thought processes. B. a child's surprise when one of their expectations is violated is the best measure of their level of cognitive development. C. the strongest influence on the way we think about and understand the world is the social world in which we live. D. children must develop metacognitive functions before they can reason accurately about the world.
An essential experience for the development of both social skills and motor coordination would be for the infant to have:
a. immediate attention to physiological needs, such as feeding and diaper change. b. regular opportunities to play in safe and interesting surroundings. c. rich verbal interactions that respond to the infant's efforts to communicate. d. unconditional acceptance of the child's early autonomous behaviors.
The following day, Ms. Kruger laid bedrolls in the tent and set up a hibachi (small grill) and some cooking tools before the children came in. What role is she playing?
A. Observer B. Mediator C. Planner D. Collaborator