Active Parenting is based on which of the following two beliefs about parenting?
a. Parenting is extremely important and extremely difficult.
b. Parenting is extremely important and relatively easy in early childhood years.
c. Parenting is extremely important and challenging in the teen years.
d. none of the above
Question 2According to the STEP approach, reasons that parents need education and support include
a. rapid social change.
b. lack of understanding child development.
c. increasing importance of post-secondary education.
d. parents' desire for greater support.
Question 3Two popular parent education packages that are based on the work of Alfred Adler and Rudolph Dreikurs are
a. STEP and Assertive discipline.
b. STEP and PAT.
c. STEP and Active Parenting.
d. Active Parenting and Assertive Discipline.
Question 4Professionals who lead parent meetings are most effective when they
a. facilitate and guide the session.
b. become the sage on the stage, all-knowing as the dispenser of knowledge.
c. provide information about their credentials.
d. none of the above
Question 5Needs assessments prior to and evaluations of parent education programs immediately following them
a. are not effective uses of teachers time.
b. provide unilateral attempts for content.
c. provide formal ways to solicit preferences and suggestions from parents.
d. both B and C
Question 6Parent education programs for ethnically diverse groups
a. are largely unsuccessful.
b. are more successful when setting is compatible with lifestyles.
c. are only successful when led by a member of the same ethnic group.
d. have equal rates of success and lack of success.
Question 7Programs of parent and family life education
a. must respect the primacy of the family.
b. must support parents in child-rearing tasks.
c. must avoid undermining or judging parents efforts.
d. all of the above
Question 8Match the numbered questions with the corresponding letter answer.
a. parent education
b. effectiveness in parent education
c. rated by participants as one of the most valuable aspects of parent education
d. parent education program based on mutual respect between parents and children
e. parent education program based on the notion that most parents have sufficient love and commitment, but need information, skills, and support
f. parent education approach that focuses on methods of communication and their effects on both relationships and childrens behavior
g. parent education approach that emphasizes child development in understanding right and wrong (moral development)
h. parent education program that emphasizes that parents must be the b-o-s-s
i. parent education approach that emphasizes parents as dictators when children are young
j. family life education
1. based on the expressed needs of parents
2. STEP
3. How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk
4. Assertive Discipline
5. 1-2-3 Magic
6. open-ended discussion
7. includes topics of parenting, marriage, family, relationships, work-family issues, and sex education
8. purpose is to support families in their parenting responsibilities
9. Raising Good Children from Birth through the Teenage Years
10. Active Parenting