Family and Community Relationships
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Course Introduction
Family and Community Relationships explores the dynamic interactions between families and the broader community, emphasizing the importance of collaborative partnerships in fostering healthy child development and well-being. The course examines diverse family structures, cultural perspectives, and the impact of community resources on family functioning. Topics include effective communication strategies, advocacy, and the roles of professionals in supporting families. Students will also analyze current research and practices that strengthen the connections among families, schools, and community organizations, preparing them to engage in culturally responsive and ethical relationship-building in various professional contexts.
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Guiding Childrens Social Development and Learning 8th Edition by Marjorie Kostelnik
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Chapter 1: Making a Difference in Children's Lives
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Q1) When the teacher gives Carmen a verbal script for expressing her emotions, the teacher is operating within Phase 2 of the Social Support Pyramid.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following characteristics distinguishes a professional from a nonprofessional?
A) Professionals follow an agreed upon code of ethics.
B) Professionals read certain books relevant to their field.
C) Professionals have formal job titles and specific job descriptions.
D) Professionals have a staff they must supervise.
Answer: A
Q3) What things would you consider when deciding how to greet a person?
A) the age of the person
B) how well you know the person
C) the setting of the interaction
D) the culture of the person
E) all of the above
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Establishing Positive Relationships with Infants and
Toddlers
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Q1) Briana points to a ball that she cannot reach, turns to look at you, and says "Ugh" while pointing. What should you say?
Answer: "Oh, you want the ball" or "Ball?" The object should be named, and preferably the name used with a verb. "I'll get the ball" or, better yet, "I'll reach for the ball."
Q2) Skills of an early childhood educator can be applied to babies with special needs in day-to-day interactions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The earliest vocabulary may not be real words.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Infants whose caregivers are the most responsive in the first six months cry the least later.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Building Positive Relationships through
Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) Children under six cannot detect insincerity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In interpersonal space, which is the most distant from the person?
A) internal space
B) proximal space
C) axial space
D) distal space
E) intermediate space
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is a description of normal eye contact?
A) prolonged gazing at an older child
B) avoiding eye contact with children of the opposite gender
C) glancing away at the end of an utterance
D) eye-to-eye gazing between acquaintances
E) All of the above
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Promoting Children's Positive Sense of Self
through Verbal Communication
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Q1) Juanita is building with blocks in the block area. No other children are there. Her caregiver says, "Juanita is building with blocks." This is an appropriate behavior reflection.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Select the appropriate paraphrase reflection for the following situation: Child: "Look, teacher, I can button my coat."
A) "Great! That's quite an accomplishment."
B) "I'll have to tell your mom about that. She'll be so proud."
C) "You should be so proud."
D) "You did all the buttons yourself."
E) "Now you're ready to go outside."
Q3) You want to use behavior and paraphrase reflections with children, but when you tried it out with a young family member, you sounded artificial to yourself. What can you do about this?
Q4) Describe two characteristics of your "self" as if you were 10 years old.
Q5) In what ways should adults modify their verbal communication for children in different age groups? Give examples.
Q6) Describe three characteristics of shared narratives.
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Chapter 5: Supporting Children's Emotional Development and Learning
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Q1) A three-year-old usually figures out how another person's emotions are based on the circumstances that person is experiencing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Joy is the first real emotion to appear.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the primary emotions, and in what order do they evolve?
Q4) Which of the following items is associated with children's expressive style?
A) how long children's emotions last
B) how well children express their emotions to others
C) how aware children are when others are unhappy or sad
D) how many vocabulary words children use to describe their emotions to others
Q5) "Wait for a grown-up, then you can cross."
A)True
B)False
Q6) "You're crossing the street all by yourself."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Building Resilience in Children
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Q1) What is meant by the term "self-efficacy"?
Q2) Human created social traumas that stress children include
A) anxiety and unpredictability
B) lack of impulse control
C) rape, robbery, and assault in neighborhoods
D) cartoons on T.V.
E) hurricanes and tornadoes
Q3) Describe ways in which children's health is affected by high levels of stress.
Q4) Because children under age 6 tend to be egocentric and magical in their thinking, it is a better time for parents to divorce than to wait until children are older.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Self-esteem and self-worth come from feeling that we are valued by and valuable to other people..
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the relationship between stress, risk, and adversity.
Q7) What are some common behaviors in which divorced parents engage that are likely to increase stress for the child?
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Chapter 7: Play as a Context for Social Development and Learning
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Q1) What is the function of the play frame?
Q2) Which of the following incidents demonstrate rough-and-tumble play?
A) Girls are laughing and wrestling, with some chasing.
B) Boys are practicing specific actions for boxing.
C) Boys are frowning and slugging each other.
D) Girls are shouting as they run around the track.
Q3) Don and Bryan are playing a board game. Each child has played this game at home with family members. Bryan insists that the first person who plays is the one with the red playing piece, and Don demands that they roll a die to determine who starts. They engage in this discussion with much vigor for several minutes. What is their approximate age?
A) under three
B) three to four
C) four to five
D) over five
Q4) Play with objects is less socially demanding than playing with a group of children.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Where does the violent content sometimes seen in play come from?
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Chapter 8: Supporting Children's Peer Relationships and Friendships
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Q1) Many children require practice in learning how to say "hello" or "good-bye" to potential friends.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Tamara frequently interrupts other children who are talking together. Increasingly, children avoid her. Describe exactly how you would intervene in this situation and provide a rationale for the approach you choose.
Q3) Language skills have a major impact on friendship skills.
A)True
B)False
Q4) People go through six stages in achieving mature concepts of friendships.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following best describes children who are peer-rejected?
A) they are usually socially skilled
B) they may try to dominate interactions with peers
C) they usually take responsibility for their actions
D) They are usually outgoing with peers
E) All of the above
Q6) List three reasons why friends are important. Page 11
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Chapter 9: Influencing Children's Social Development by Structuring the Physical Environment
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Q1) If a cook dropped a pot of boiling water accidentally and the water flowed under a closed door where a child stepped in it and was burned, the cook would be considered negligent.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mr. Tubbs wants to collaborate with a group of 11- and 12-year-old children to make a "hard" basement room "softer." Describe the process you think he might use to do this and the outcome you might expect. How would the room be different?
Q3) Why should a definite routine or sequence be established for whole group transitions?
Q4) Ms. De Lind heard that the average length of attention span for four-year-olds was about 5 minutes, so she planned her activities to be no longer than 10 minutes all day long. What would you anticipate as outcomes in children's behavior?
Q5) When an adult says, "I am concerned that you will fall if you run downhill in the gravel," what value is being expressed?
Q6) When interpersonal incidents appear to be reoccurring in the cubbie or locker area, describe, in order, what steps you would take.
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Chapter 10: Fostering Self-Discipline in Children: Communicating Expectations and Rules
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Q1) Which of the following is least characteristic of internalization?
A) It occurs at different times for different issues.
B) It happens spontaneously.
C) It involves behaviors and attitudes that become basic parts of the personality.
D) It involves avoiding self-condemnation.
Q2) What does delay of gratification mean? Give an example.
Q3) Most children with special needs cannot follow the same rules that apply to other children in the class.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The teacher who offers children more time at recess if everyone completes their work on time is hoping children will respond at the identification level of compliance.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define self-regulation.
Q6) Write out a rule that you would have for children in an educational setting. Justify this rule using the criteria presented in Chapter 10 in the text.
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Chapter 11: Fostering Self-Discipline in Children:
Implementing Solutions and Consequences
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a positive consequence?
A) Say "You worked a long time on that project. I'm pleased you were so careful and thorough."
B) Give a star sticker on a spelling paper.
C) Allow children to earn computer game tokens for reading 10 books.
D) Give a star sticker on a spelling paper and allow children to earn computer game tokens for reading 10 books.
E) All of the above
Q2) Marissa, an eight-year-old, often draws pictures in the margin of library books even though the rules forbid this behavior. Select an appropriate consequence for this mistaken behavior. Identify the category of consequence you have chosen. Why is this consequence the best one for the situation?
Q3) Sarah has been warned that if she runs in the classroom again, she will have to go back and walk with the teacher. The teacher notices Sarah running. He says, "Sarah, you are excited. I'm worried you will get hurt if you run. Walk." This was an appropriate response to the situation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the first step involved in creating a Positive Behavior Support Plan?
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Chapter 12: Handling Children's Aggressive Behavior
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Q1) For no apparent reason, Raymond approaches Marion and says, "Watcha doin' four-eyes?" Marion begins to cry. What term describes Raymond's behavior?
A) physical aggression
B) relational aggression
C) instrumental aggression
D) hostile aggression
E) None of the above
Q2) A teacher is in the midst of conflict mediation, and Godfrey suggests an idea that he had suggested earlier but which was rejected by the other child. What should the teacher do?
A) Repeat the idea.
B) Say that this idea was already mentioned, but that the two children might want to think about it again.
C) Encourage the children to think of new ideas no one has suggested yet.
D) Ask an onlooker for a new idea.
E) None of the above
Q3) Discuss strategies early childhood programs can implement to prevent bullying behavior from becoming a problem.
Q4) Give an example of instrumental aggression.
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Chapter 13: Promoting Prosocial Behavior
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Q1) How much a person helps has little relation to how much she is helped in return.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Molly is struggling to open a heavy door. Gretchen, who is nearby, does nothing to help her. If you were told that Gretchen had not yet reached the first step in acting prosocially, what would you know?
A) Gretchen had decided not to help.
B) Gretchen did not like Molly.
C) Gretchen was not aware that Molly needed help.
D) Gretchen is antisocial.
E) None of the above
Q3) Mr. Itsu wants to develop prosocial behavior in his class. If he could do only one of the following, which would be most effective?
A) Have a discussion on helping others.
B) Demonstrate sharing with small dolls.
C) Punish aggressive behaviors.
D) Model helping behaviors himself.
Q4) What factors influence the specific action a child might take in implementing prosocial behavior?
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Chapter 14: Fostering Healthy Attitudes about Sexuality and Diversity
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Q1) Larry and Reggie had been playing happily in a sandbox for several minutes when you hear four-year-old Larry yell at Reggie, "You Nigger!" What would be the best response to the situation?
A) Ask your assistant teacher, who is Black, to handle the problem.
B) Give Larry a consequence for calling names.
C) Ignore Larry's name calling so as not to reinforce it.
D) Either ask your assistant teacher, who is Black, to handle the problem, or give Larry a consequence for calling names, or ignore Larry's name calling so as not to reinforce it.
E) None of the above
Q2) Why do you think that African-American children with light-colored skin have more difficulty in racial identification than either white children or dark-skinned African-American children?
Q3) All current social definitions constituting masculinity and femininity should be abandoned because of changes regarding sexual values and roles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly define the term "Eurocentrism."
Q5) Describe how children acquire their concepts of race and ethnicity.
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Chapter 15: Making Ethical Judgments and Decisions
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Q1) The best indicator of people's values is what they say their values are.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the difference between an ethical judgment and the day-to-day judgments described in Chapter 15.
Q3) A compulsion or obsession is considered extreme behavior only if it begins to interfere with a person's functioning or is one from which he/she derives no pleasure or social benefit.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is true about ethical judgments?
A) They center only on which actions are right and which are wrong.
B) There is never a middle ground or gray area to consider.
C) They should involve consideration of standards and values.
D) None of the above
Q5) A college student who suspects that a child in the field placement site is a victim of abuse should report such suspicions directly to the authorities.
A)True
B)False
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