Deck 7: Modeling Adult Relationships in Early Childhood Settings

Question 1

Children learn tolerance by observing both adults who model acceptance and appreciation for people who are different, and adults who model healthy responses to conflict.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A teacher who hides her frustration with a false smile and a saccharine voice is modeling a healthy authentic response to conflict.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The principles behind Marshall Rosenberg's nonviolent communication involve changing one's consciousness toward empathy and compassion rather than following a specific formula for communication.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

There are three approaches to working with families, and they focus on education, involvement, or partnering.

Question 5

The intake interview is best characterized as a two-way exchange of information between the early childhood professional and the child and her/his family.

Question 6

ISFP is an act by the U.S. Government specifying that educational programs are required to create individualized plans to respond to the specific requirements of children with special needs.

Question 7

Parents of children with special needs are more prone to complain about and criticize their child's education program than parents of children without special needs.

Question 8

In comparison to a parent's relationship with a child, a provider's relationship with the child is best described as short-term and based in the present.

Question 9

In the early childhood setting, conflicts between parents and providers are unusual, and families rarely explicitly complain about or criticize the child care programs in which their children are placed.

Question 10

The cultural value of interdependence could also be described as valuing mutual dependence.

Question 11

The best resolution to a conflict between an early childhood professional and a parent is one in which the resolution is based on mutual education.

Question 12

According to the text, one of the most important ways that an early childhood professional can support families is by respecting differences through listening.

Question 13

According to the author of your text, having 'soft eyes' is often a distinguishing characteristic between beginning teachers and veteran teachers.

Question 14

The author of your text feels that in order to be more professional early childhood care providers should do their best to conceal their feelings from students.

Question 15

During the heat of an argument, body language can contribute to the tendency to argue rather than dialogue.

Question 16

Being mindful of modeling healthy adult interactions is important because:

A) Children learn how to interact with each other by observing adult interactions
B) More children are spending full, as opposed to half, days under the care of others as their parents work
C) It is important for children to see the difference (in maturity level) between adult interactions with children and adult interactions with other adults
D) All of the above

Question 17

Children can learn prosocial behaviors and compassion if given the opportunity to observe all but which of the following.

A) adults express authentic emotions that are both positive and negative
B) adults engage in false pleasantries to hide existing conflicts or problems
C) conflicting adults engage in dialogue to resolve disagreements
D) adults being kind and accepting to parents who speak little English and dress differently

Question 18

Charlene is the lead teacher at Perfections Preschool. Over time, Charlene has developed the ability to talk with another adult while still being aware of what is going on with the children in the center. Charlene's skill is called

A) dialoging.
B) feedforward.
C) RERUN.
D) soft eyes.

Question 19

Compared to arguing, the goal of dialoguing is to do all but which of the following?

A) gather information, rather than win
B) learn, rather than persuade or convince
C) ask, rather than tell
D) find the one best point of view

Question 20

Based on the body language of the following people involved in a conflict, which is most likely to be engaged in dialoguing rather than arguing?

A) Ahmed leans forward and makes cutting gestures as he makes his point.
B) Babette unconsciously clenches her fists as she listens to the other person.
C) Carson is firm in his stance and sits with his hands open.
D) Danita assumes a defensive posture as the other person talks.

Question 21

According to the textbook, the best parent education programs

A) use a predetermined curriculum that is consistent every year.
B) are culturally sensitive and responsive to parental goals.
C) require parents to help out for a certain number of hours in the classroom.
D) ask that parents help with maintenance of the program's equipment.

Question 22

At Citizens' Academy, the teachers and administrators collaborate with families. Parents are encouraged to be involved in decision-making and, as a result, the parents are highly involved. The approach to working with families at Citizens' Academy is best described as a _______ approach.

A) parent involvement
B) parent education
C) parental governing
D) parents-as-partners

Question 23

Kindergarten teacher Andrew Lott is holding an intake interview with the family of a new student. What should Andrew's primary goal be?

A) to lay out the rules and regulations of the school and his classroom
B) to make the child feel welcome in the classroom
C) to learn about the child and the family and to teach them about the program
D) to make an initial assessment of how he will effectively deal with the child and the family

Question 24

In the area of honoring the diversity of families, all but which of the following are recommended?

A) Have a broad view of family structures, and don't hold one model above the others.
B) Recognize that you might have to rescue a child from parents with unacceptable ethics and lifestyles.
C) Understand that the authority structures of families vary and be certain to identify the adult contact who has decision-making power.
D) Understand that your job is to work with families to provide the very best care and education for their children.

Question 25

Four-year-old Georgia, a child with special needs, is about to enter preschool. Together with her family, a team of multidisciplinary specialists is working on a plan that identifies appropriate and meaningful goals and objectives for Georgia and her family. This plan is called a(n)

A) family-school interface plan.
B) individualized education plan.
C) individualized family service plan.
D) individuals with disabilities plan for educational activities.

Question 26

Regarding the RERUN model of resolving conflict, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) In RERUN, the conflicted parties must follow the steps in order: reflect, explain, reason, understand, negotiate.
B) When a person is ambivalent in a conflict, s/he is more likely to become defensive and hamper the conflict resolution process.
C) When negotiations break down, reflection is a good step to return to in order to open things back up again.
D) The explanation step involves putting one's own thoughts into words and/or feelings.

Question 27

On your first job as a professional in early childhood education, you have a conflict with a parent about your approach to nap time. You decide to use the conflict resolution model you learned from the textbook. In which step will you let the parent know that you are receiving and accepting his feelings?

A) reason
B) understand
C) explain
D) reflect

Question 28

A grandmother has just enrolled her three-year-old granddaughter, Faye, at Sue-os Child Care Center. In Faye's culture, children are spoon-fed until they have advanced motor skills that allow them to eat well on their own. When Faye's grandmother arrives to pick Faye up, she is dismayed at Faye's appearance. Faye has food stains on her clothes after attempting to feed herself. The provider explains that the center policy encourages children to practice their motor skills by trying to feed themselves. The grandmother and the childcare provider talk for a few days about this problem and eventually come to a resolution. Of the following solutions to this conflict, which represents a resolution through mutual education?

A) After seeing how important this value is to Faye's family, the child care provider agrees to spoon feed Faye.
B) After seeing how upset Faye's grandmother is, the child care provider reluctantly agrees to spoon feed Faye. She feels resentful every time she feeds Faye.
C) Both parties find a third space and agree that Faye will be spoon-fed at home, but while at the center she'll wear a bib or older clothes and continue practicing her skills.
D) After hearing the reasoning behind the center's policy, Faye's grandmother agrees to try letting her feed herself at the center and at home.

Question 29

What is the goal of a pluralistic society?

A) to create a culture that is uniform and experiences little conflict
B) to focus on collectivistic rather than individualistic values
C) to create a culture in which diversity is acknowledged, accepted, and celebrated
D) to encourage its members to be collaborative rather than competitive

Question 30

Family day care provider Alicia Magnus always has an interesting activity set up for the children as they arrive in the morning. This gives Alicia a chance to have "quick chats" with parents as they drop off their children. Magnus is trying to facilitate communication with families by

A) figuring out problems together.
B) being receptive.
C) developing listening skills.
D) being available.

Question 31

According to the author, which of the following statements about diversity in an early childhood setting is FALSE?

A) When parents or families speak another language from the childcare provider, it's a good idea to arrange for a capable translator to help facilitate conversations.
B) To embrace diversity in the early childhood setting teachers can simply celebrate diverse holidays and encourage children to bring food from their native countries.
C) Diversity is something to value and helps us counter a push toward cultural homogeneity.
D) Diversity is a large topic. It not only has to do with differences in culture and language, but age, ability and how a person is raised.

Question 32

Regarding adult interaction and conversation in front of children in child care programs, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Adults should think twice about interacting with other adults during supervised recess.
B) Although programs have not always encouraged it, adult interaction and conversation can give children the opportunity to see adult relationships being formed and sustained.
C) Most programs encourage adult interaction and conversation among adults.
D) Adult interaction is absolutely unacceptable except in emergency situations.

Question 33

The "parents-as-partners" approach is also called the ______.

A) RERUN strategy.
B) families-as-families approach
C) parents-as-families approach
D) families-as-partners approach

Question 34

What is an IDEA?

A) a strategy for resolving conflict.
B) U.S. government act requiring programs to create plans for responding to children with special needs.
C) a team of specialists who collaborate with families on the creation of goals and objectives for children with special needs.
D) an approach for respecting the diversity of children, families, and other early childhood professionals.

Question 35

Define dialoguing and explain how dialoguing differs from arguing.

Question 36

Explain the 5 steps in the RERUN approach to conflict resolution. Describe 4 possible resolutions for conflict between parents and child care providers. Which resolution is the best?

Question 37

Describe five ways in which early childhood care providers can facilitate communication with families and explain five ways in which they can support families.