Exam 12: Working and Parenting

Almost ______ percent of parents feel a moderate or large amount of stress at work.

Formal after-school programs did not help low-income third graders receive better grades.

Children are more likely to be described as socially and academically competent when

Process measures of day care quality measure two aspects of day care,sensitive,responsive caregiving and __________.

The Workplace Triple P program targets two broad areas: _________ and ________________.

In a study of alternating-shift families,mothers' income was

The United States has a diverse work force of parents with some parents needing more work hours and some parents needing fewer work hours.

Currently there is great diversity in family work patterns because of all of the following social and economic factors EXCEPT:

For many infants and toddlers levels of the stress sensitive hormone cortisol

Children's ratings of their parents' understanding and positive interactions with them are higher when

When parents work nonstandard hours,children are more likely to have behavioral difficulties.

In understanding children's development,the NICHD study on the effects of day care found that responsive parenting matters much more than day care.

Children whose families are experiencing economic downturns can function well even though parents are tense and harsh in their parenting if

An observational study of dual-earner parents and their children found that the family was together when at home less than fifteen percent of the time.

In families using the __________ strategy,one parent has a job that provides income but subordinates work to the needs of the family,and one parent has a career.

Briefly state three ways in which parents and children do not understand each others' attitudes about parents' work and three ways in which they perceive the situation similarly.

When compared to working parents in other industrialized countries,working parents in the United States

Children believe one of the worst things about having a working parent is that parents are stressed out from work.

The United States is one of only four countries in the world that does not offer paid family leave at the time of the birth of a child.

Early adolescents who care for themselves after school are old enough to monitor themselves so they do not get into trouble.