How can parents diminish the potential negative effects of the birth of a new sibling on existing children in a family?
a. Explain what is to come and give the existing child/children lots of support.
b. There is little that can be done.
c. Punish negative behaviors right away, so that they will not get worse.
d. Explain to the older child that this is just a fact of life and give him/her time to get used to it.
Question 2Which of the following structures eventually develops into a baby?
a. the amniotic sac
b. the germ disc
c. the trophoblast
d. the blastocyst
Question 3Which of the following represents regression on the part of a child when a sibling is born?
a. Wanting to help mommy take care of the new baby
b. An older child having toilet accidents, even after having been potty trained
c. A younger sibling attempting to imitate an older sibling
d. Refusing to spend any time with the new child.
Question 4Despite the fact that a human female has a normal pregnancy duration (or gestational period) of 38 weeks, people often refer to pregnancy as a 40-week event. Why is this?
a. Because the heightened influence of teratogens in the world today has actually extended the duration of pregnancy from conception to delivery.
b. Because pregnancy usually begins two weeks after a woman's menstrual period, and that is the time from which the beginning of pregnancy is measured.
c. Because the duration of pregnancy actually gets longer as a woman ages, and it ranges from 38 to 42 weeks. 40 weeks is the average, so that is what people say.
d. Because physicians want to allow for a two-week window at the end of the pregnancy so that women do not become concerned if they have not delivered by the end of the 38th week.
Question 5Asal answers the question I am by saying a sister, a Jordanian, and a Muslim.. This perspective is that of a/n
a. collectivist.
b. socialist.
c. individualist.
d. naturalist.
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