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Parenting Test

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A sudden outburst of anger in which children may kick - scream - cry - or hold their breath






2. Activity in which children actually play with one another






3. Being overly and uncontrollably active






4. A person who provides a temporary home for a child






5. Family system in which one or more family members do not fulfill their responsibilities throwing the system out of balance






6. A beginning level job in a field for people with limited training and educaiton






7. A person's surroundings and everything in them - including both human and non-human factors






8. A child's fear of being away from parents - familiar caregivers - or the normal environment






9. Oversensitivity to one or more common substances






10. A gifted child






11. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals - meeting needs - and solving problems






12. The process of caring for children and helping them grow and learn






13. Learning experiences that are planned with a specific goal in mind






14. A response that encourages a particular behavior; for example - praising a child for acceptable behavior or when a task is done correctly






15. A baby's fear of unfamiliar people






16. A type of parenting allowing freedom; parenting behavior that is tolerant of practices disapproved of by others






17. A national credential that certified child care workers; it is earned based on hours of child care experience and post-secondary courses taken.






18. Made up of a married couple and their biological or adoptive children






19. A person with training beyond high school in a certain area






20. A disorder characterized by lack of communication - extreme concern with oneself - and detachment from reality






21. The process of mentally grouping objects or ideas into categories or groups based on some unique feature






22. A child unable to perform certain physical - mental - and/or emotional tasks






23. A serious type of physical abuse that occurs when a baby is violently shaken






24. To protect a person from disease - usually by means of a vaccine






25. The concept in which an infant learns that people or things exist even when they are gone from sight






26. A child care worker who usually provides care in the child's home






27. An unstable or critical situation in which the outcome will make a decisive difference for better or worse






28. To behave in ways that are acceptable to society and family






29. A deliberate act of deciding how many children and the spacing of years between each child






30. Medical advice that tells a couple the options and risks of having one or more children from a previous relationship






31. The ability to be spread from one person to another; the period during which a communicable disease can be spread to another person






32. A parenting style where parents are highly demanding and controlling with little or no affection






33. A brother or sister






34. A person who owns and runs his or her own business






35. A penalty inflicted on a child for a violation






36. An ability that depends on the use and control of the finer muscles of the wrist - finger - and ankles






37. A position that requires a degree from a four-year college






38. Ideas about right and wrong and what is important in your life






39. Several generations of a family that live together






40. What a person is capable of becoming






41. Physical - emotional -or sexual violence against children






42. A person that provides care for and meets the needs of someone else






43. A procedure for forcing air into the lungs of a person whose breathing has stopped






44. Capable of going backward or forward through a series of actions or changes






45. The study of how children grow and change






46. Two people who conceive a child; also called birth parents






47. The sum of all qualities a person inherits from his or her parents at birth






48. A series of stages a person passes through during his or her lifetime






49. A family in which both husband and wife are employed outside the home






50. Activity in which children play side by side without interacting