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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. The study of how children grow and change






2. Failure to meet the child's physical or emotional needs






3. Activity in which children actually play with one another






4. The mental picture people have of themselves; their opinion about themselves






5. Either or both spouses have been married before and have one or more children from a previous relationship






6. The use and control of the large muscles of the back - legs - shoulders - and arms






7. Oversensitivity to one or more common substances






8. A person from a foreign country who lives with a family and provides child care in exchange for room - board - and transportation






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






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






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






12. The length of time a person can concentrate on any one thing






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






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






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






16. The leader shares - is people oriented - and is open minded






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






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






20. Illnesses that are easily passed from one person to another






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






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






23. A break or crack in a bone






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






25. Conditions or situations to which one is entitled






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






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






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






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






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






31. Repeatedly acting the same way






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






33. A person who becomes a parent through a legal process






34. A small amount of disease-carrying germs introduced to the body on purpose so that the body can build resistance to that disease






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






36. A child who regularly goes home after school to an empty house or apartment






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






38. The ability to control one's actions






39. Procedure that removes food or other obstacles from a choking person's airway






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






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






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






43. An occupation to which you have made a long term commitment






44. A condition in which the baby does not grow and develop properly






45. The set of changes that gives a child a physically mature body able to reproduce






46. A sudden outburst of anger in which children may kick - scream - cry - or hold their breath






47. A gifted child






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






49. Feeling of sadness and hopelessness following the birth - delivery - and recovery period






50. The process of acquiring and maintaining physical - mental - emotional - and social health