Deck 8: Working With Families on Guidance Issues

Question 1

What is the most important difference between consequences and punishment?

A) Punishment is often late
B) Consequences are not as bad as punishment
C) Consequences are a result of the child's actions
D) Punishment is the result after the actions

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What strategies are effective when working with families around guidance and discipline?

A) Use a defensive approach
B) Stay in your comfort zone
C) Set aside judgments
D) Express a clear understanding of what is right or wrong

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Approaches to discipline relate to different ideas about authority and how children should relate to authority. When authority figures behave in ways that aren't familiar to children what is the effect?

A) Children are confused and may keep testing limits
B) Children obey immediately
C) Children hesitate, and then comply with adult requests
D) Children are relieved to have a different discipline style

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Merlin scribbled on the rug with a marker. A logical consequence for him might include

A) Merlin cannot go outside with the rest of the group
B) Merlin has to go on time out
C) Merlin cannot use markers for the day
D) Merlin must clean the markers off of the rug

Question 5

What does the term "self-regulation" mean?

A) Acting on impulses
B) The ability to monitor and manage oneself
C) Regulating the behaviors of someone else
D) The act of being self-absorbed

Question 6

All but one of the following is a list of the dangers of demanding children to be obedient. Which one does not belong?

A) Children learn to speak up and defend themselves
B) Children may have difficulty saying no to peers
C) Children may have trouble saying no to adults with inappropriate intentions
D) Children may have struggle with making independent choices

Question 7

Guidelines for disciplining young children include which of the following?

A) Building good relationships
B) Staying out of relationships with children
C) Telling children what to do, but not telling them why
D) Punish consistently

Question 8

Which of the following best exemplifies physical punishment (spanking)?

A) It is legal in child care programs
B) It is likely to make the child fearful or angry, or cause resentment
C) It is the best approach to changing undesirable behavior
D) It is likely to enhance the "teachable moment"

Question 9

How are consequences different from punishment?

A) They never hurt or make a child unhappy
B) They are arbitrary
C) They are written as rules
D) They relate directly to the child's actions

Question 10

According to the research of Janice Hale and Lonnie Snowden, discipline in many African American families depends on what?

A) Inner controls and time outs
B) Single parents
C) An external locus of control and an extensive network of adults
D) Physical punishment and isolation

Question 11

Why did early childhood experts want to change the word discipline to guidance?

A) It sounds better
B) It reflects a more positive approach
C) Children might like it better
D) Educators prefer frequent change

Question 12

Which of the following is true about time/out?

A) It is a universally accepted method of discipline that everyone agrees is effective
B) It makes children understand what they did wrong
C) It helps children feel better about themselves
D) Depending on the adult approach, it can be considered punishing or an opportunity for an adult to be a helper to the child

Question 13

Which of the following best describes discipline?

A) It is the same as guidance
B) It must be harsh to work
C) It works all the time with every child if you find the right method
D) It is to be avoided

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the consequences approach to discipline?

A) It should be implemented across all cultures
B) It involves choices
C) It is the same as punishment
D) It involves negative consequences.

Question 15

When is it appropriate to ignore a child's behavior?

A) When it is used as an attention getting behavior
B) When the teacher is busy
C) When the other children are busy
D) When the parent is in the room

Question 16

Much of unacceptable behavior needs to be

A) Ignored
B) Negatively reinforced
C) Punished
D) Redirected

Question 17

Which of the following are preventative measures for guiding behavior?

A) Do not prepare the environment
B) Allow the environment to provide the limits
C) Distract children
D) Discourage children from expressing feelings

Question 18

How do natural consequences differ from logical consequences?

A) Natural consequences are created by adults
B) Logical consequences occur naturally
C) Natural consequences happen without adult intervention
D) Logical and natural consequences are arbitrary

Question 19

In the story about Carla and Cody, characteristics of parents who abuse their children include which of the following?

A) Being of a low income level
B) Being isolated and having unrealistic expectations of their children
C) Lacking love for their children
D) Having a shy personality

Question 20

A positive goal of discipline would be

A) To be in control of the child
B) To demand obedience and respect
C) To make the child pay for wrongdoing
D) To change the behavior

Question 21

Calling a child's name frequently when he/she is being inappropriate

A) Helps the child get back on task
B) Reinforces negative behavior
C) Reminds the child that you are watching him/her
D) Helps to build a relationship with the child

Question 22

Describe the 7 effective ways to respond to children's unacceptable behavior.