For Counselors Who Work with Families That Include Children of Different

Multiple Choice

For counselors who work with families that include children of different ages,which of the following statements is true?

A) Parents should consistently enforce a limited number of rules regardless of the age of the child.
B) Parents need to treat all children in the family the same way (e.g. ,granting privileges,etc. ) or they risk sending the message that they favor one child over another.
C) Parents need to be flexible as children get older and adjust their rules and expectations to developmentally changing competencies and needs.
D) Parents can relax their control of older children because these children have passed the critical period of the preschool years when learning rules is most important.