Developmental Stages
This is the first stage of development.
Infancy
What are the three types of developmental tasks?
Emotional, social, and intellectual
Researchers have found that this is the best way to encourage appropriate and healthy behavior.
Praise/reward good behavior
True or false: You should always solve your child's problem for them instead of with them.
False
This is the second stage of development.
Early Childhood
This is the most important task for infants.
Bonding with caregivers
Physical punishment tends to promote what.
Fear, depression, anxiety, emotional turmoil, and behavioral problems.
Parents can improve their communication with their children by doing this.
What are the third and fourth stages of development?
Preadolescence and adolescence
Name a task for the second stage of development.
Discovering, understanding and expressing emotions, forming relationships outside of the family
These help form the foundation for healthy children.
Expressing love, setting rules, and showing sensitivity (allow communication/listen)
Name two roadblocks to effective listening.
Not letting the child talk; focusing on blame; using shame; giving long lectures; using overgeneralizations, and not allowing disagreements
What is the fifth stage of devlopment?
Adulthood
Name a task for children the third stage of development.
Success, developing honest and healthy relationships, sense of right and wrong, and having real conversations
Name two ways to create a healthy and structured environment.
Have a schedule, set aside time for family discussions, be consistent, and create rules that make sense.
Researchers have found that [BLANK] and [BLANK] create well behaved children.
Acceptance and guidance
What are the ages of the stages of development?
Birth to 2; 2-6; 7-11; 12-17; 18+
What is the parent's task during adolescence?
Communicating and giving the teen space to make their own decisions.
Mark has a 16 year-old son. His son recently started driving and is going over to a friends house for the evening. Mark tells him to be home "at a reasonable hour." His son comes home at 2 in the morning. Mark is waiting up for him but does not punish him. In this instant Mark is being a [BLANK] parent.
Permissive
John's son, Jacob, has been struggling with multiplication in math class. He has been checking Jacob's homework for the past few weeks to help him learn. One night, after a long, stressful day at work, he checks his homework. Mark sees that Jacob has missed 2/10 questions. Jacob is excited but John gets very upset, rolls his eyes, and says "You just can't get this right, can you?"
This is an example of this type of roadblock to effective listening/communication.
Overgeneralization